How often in her grievous reveries had she gnashed her teeth, torn her hair, when she saw his start of rapturous delight as he opened the door of the lady!” The author shows that the princess is torn by the decision, and has many conflicting opinions on the matter. On the one hand, she would hate to see her lover die, but on the other, it may be worse for him to be seen happy with another. This creates tension because it leaves the reader with little to no clues about which door she will choose. Furthermore, the author does not answer the question of which door the princess will open at all, instead ending with, “The question is one not to be lightly considered, and it is not for me to set myself up as the one person able to answer it.” This creates suspense because the reader has no certain answer as to which door the princess chose. The short story “The Lady or the Tiger?” creates tension and suspense by leaving the audience wondering about which door the princess
How often in her grievous reveries had she gnashed her teeth, torn her hair, when she saw his start of rapturous delight as he opened the door of the lady!” The author shows that the princess is torn by the decision, and has many conflicting opinions on the matter. On the one hand, she would hate to see her lover die, but on the other, it may be worse for him to be seen happy with another. This creates tension because it leaves the reader with little to no clues about which door she will choose. Furthermore, the author does not answer the question of which door the princess will open at all, instead ending with, “The question is one not to be lightly considered, and it is not for me to set myself up as the one person able to answer it.” This creates suspense because the reader has no certain answer as to which door the princess chose. The short story “The Lady or the Tiger?” creates tension and suspense by leaving the audience wondering about which door the princess