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    Dillon Russo 5/6/10 Period 1 The Lady or the Tiger? Questions 1. In the kingdom described in the story‚ what happens after a person is accused of a crime? If you are accused of a crime‚ you are thrown into an arena with two doors. One door contained a lady‚ and the other had hungry tiger. If you were innocent they would somehow be drawn to the door with a lady in it‚ and if guilty then they were drawn to the door with the tiger and be eaten. 2. For what crime was the young

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    The Lady‚ or the Tiger? In Frank Stockton’s The Lady‚ or the Tiger?‚ Stockton leaves it up to the reader to give the ending of his story. The young youth stood in the center of a larger arena and his faith was in the balances. Spectators rose steely on all sides awaiting his death. In front of him were two massive doors‚ behind one was a beautiful lady and the behind the other was a man-eating beast. The choice he made solely depended on a semi-barbaric princess‚ whose train of thought may have

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    however‚ the love they want to hold onto disappears‚ becomes selfishness‚ and one does not know if it is love anymore. In the short story "The Lady‚ or the Tiger?" written by Frank R. Stockton‚ a semi barbaric princess motions which door her lover‚ the accused man‚ must open to either receive punishment or a reward. The punishment is to be devoured by a fierce tiger and the reward is to be married to a lovely damsel of the court. This semi barbaric princess loves the man and chooses which door the man

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    beauty . . . and frolicsome as the young fawn: Simile comparing the young lady to a fawn. * And in sooth some who beheld the portrait spoke of its resemblance in low words‚ as of a mighty marvel‚ and a proof not less of the power of the painter than of his deep love for her whom he depicted so surpassingly well: Irony‚ in that observers believe the painting testifies to the artist’s love for his wife. * the spirit of the lady again flickered up as the flame within the socket of the lamp: Simile

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    is a teaser‚ are its psychological concerns also? In not letting the characters speak‚ in not even naming them‚ and in having their motivations generalized‚ the author approaches allegory—the allegory of logical human emotions. He turns the tale into a matter of “what would you do?” He turns outward from the story to the reader directly‚ thus placing emphasis on theme rather than on plot. In not deeply developing his characters‚ holding them at arm’s length‚ he has made it impossible for one to

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    In the short story‚ “The Lady or the Tiger”‚ the accused is faced with a dilemma. Should he trust the princess whom he loves and open the door on the right she has gestured towards‚ or should he open the other door? One door hides a deadly tiger and the other door holds a beautiful lady. Based on the characterization of the princess in the story‚ the accused should choose the other door. If the princess wishes not to lose her lover to another woman‚ she will direct him towards death via the

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    forms it takes. After reading the stories in the unit‚ I can conclude that hate is in every single one of them because it takes on forms like jealousy‚ greed‚ sadness‚ and anger. For example in the Lady and the tiger‚ it shows a lot of jealousy and a strain between two decisions. In the Lady and the Tiger‚ the princess is in love with a man that has the terrible fat of being in the arena. In the arena are two doors that contain 2 very different things. One door contains a bride that the man has to

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    happens is the opposite from what is expected. Verbal irony is when what is said is the opposite of what is meant. Dramatic irony is when the reader knows something that a character does not know. There are many stories that use irony to make them more interesting such as "A Christmas Memory" by Truman Capote‚ "The Lady‚ or the Tiger?" by Frank R. Stockton‚ "Thank You‚ M’am" by Langston Hughes and "The

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    hungry tiger but another is a beautiful lady. Which will you choose? In this kingdom their way of justice is to have people chose their own fate. They pick a door either to be devoured by a hungry tiger‚ or to be married to a beautiful lady. When the princess falls in love her father immediately sends her lover to court. In the short story “The Lady or the Tiger?” by Frank R. Stockton the princess’s weakness is how she has a barbaric background and has a lot of power. In The Lady or the Tiger? The

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    man stood two doors‚ one concealed a beautiful blushing lady. Radiant with sapphire eyes and skin as white as the seasons first snow. If the man choose this door he would be married to the lady‚ on the spot no questions asked. But if the young man chose the other door then his doom was sealed‚ for a ferocious‚ merciless creature waited behind this door. With its dark cold eyes and fire-striped coat‚ lustful for the taste of blood‚ the tiger crouched behind the door ready to spring. The princess looked

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