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Frank R. Stockton's 'The Lady Of The Tiger'
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What would you do if you had to choose whether the person you love should die or be with someone else? During ancient times, some people would be punished for the decisions they make, especially when daring to love royalty. In Frank R. Stockton’s “The Lady or the Tiger”, the semi-barbaric king had a justice system based on luck. The accused would enter an arena and would be represented two doors. Behind one resides a tiger, and the other, a lady. In the princess’s lover’s situation, she would have sent him to the lady due to her barbarism, love, and grief.

There are many cases proving that the semi-barbaric princess chose the lady. "She loved the man with an ardor that kept their love exceedingly warm and strong", therefore she would want to keep him alive no matter what(363). "She had done what no other person had done, and possessed herself the secret of the doors"(363-364). Her obtaining the secret showed that she cared for him very dearly. She wanted to save him from death, so she had the intent of choosing the door of the lady for the man. …show more content…
She resented her father for punishing the young man just because he fell in love with her. For this reason, the princess would have chosen the lady to come of the door because her father wanted him eliminated. Others may believe that the tiger came out of the door, but the princess's love surpassed her jealousy and anguish. But due to the intense emotion that she had for him, she would not have wanted him severely hurt or killed by the
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