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    The story that am writing about is the The Lady or the Tiger. What I am going to be talking abuts is The Door of the Maiden. The story is by Frank r. Stockton. The story was wrote about a boy and a princess .I am trying to prove that the princess is pointing him to The Door of the Maiden. The princess was very beautifully .She was strong willed like her father .She touht he was the greatest man in the kingdom .She loved hem very much .He did not try to hide his love for her.

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    In one door stood a ravenous tiger and in the other stood a fair maiden. This is what the suspenseful short story the Lady and the Tiger By: Frank Stockton leads up to. This was a semi-barbaric kings way of administering justice‚ at the cruel incorruptible hand of change for he did not know behind what door laid the tiger or the lady. On front of these doors stood a peasant man‚ this man was accused of having a relationship with the king’s daughter who like her father was semi-barbaric. This princess

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    door‚ he expected death‚ but what is death? He opened the door and there was a lady‚ a beautiful lady‚ just not his lady. He should feel excited‚ infact he should be rejoicing‚ instead he wishes he had met the tiger. Joyous bells start clanging in the distance and he is married to a woman he does not love. He runs to the other door and flings it open. Flashback “What happens if he finds out we are together? My lady” “He can’t my love.” She replied in her singsong voice. “But what if he does. Your

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    my body did not stop moving. I approached the handle; but I glanced one last look at her. She gave me a weak smile‚ and I swung the door open. My lungs seemed to collapse underneath of the breath of relief I took. I saw a graceful young lady who I had talked to before once. The petite girl wore a white wedding dress‚ with beautiful gold lace decorating it. Her face lit up and she pranced out‚ hugging me merrily. The amphitheatre exploded with noise. Bells‚ cheering‚ singing

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    Stockton’s story‚ "The Lady or the Tiger"‚ I found that the princess was in dismay caught between the turmoil of love and jealousy. She had an intimate love for the boyfriend‚ but her semi barbaric mind set along with her jealous nature endlessly swayed and clouded her mind. Her father king added fuel to the flame of her jealousy and aimed the punishment towards her‚ not so much at her lover. This was evident in the passage of the story that exclaimed‚ "...she knew who the lady was. It was one of the

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    Warning! Warning! Warning! In Frank Stockton’s short story “The Lady‚ or the Tiger‚” the readers are introduced to the daughter of a semi-barbaric king and her lowly lover‚ who was sentenced to go into the King’s arena and choose between two doors: behind one door is a beautiful maiden‚ and behind the other is a savage‚ relentless tiger. In a surprise ending‚ Stockton does not specify which door the lover chose. Instead‚ he poses the question and warns the readers‚ “Think of it‚ fair readers‚

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    Satire Noun. A literary manner which blends humor with criticism for the purpose of instruction or the improvement of humanity The necessary ingredients • Humor • Criticism‚ either general criticism of humanity or human nature or specific criticism of an individual or group. • Some kind of moral voice: simply mocking or criticism is not “satire.” The Satiric Manner • Ironic/Sarcastic • Either good natured criticism (Horatian) or bitterly cynical denunciation (Juvenalian) • Always opposed to pretense

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    emotional plot twists‚ or even an appropriate use of humor. The text‚ "the lady or the tiger"‚ by Frank R. Stockton‚ would be an example of a quality story. In "the lady or the tiger"‚ a barbaric king enforces harsh rules over his land and anyone who disobeys these rules is sent to a coliseum. When inside the coliseum‚ the accused has to pick a door‚ behind one door is a fair maiden and behind the other is a fierce tiger. One day‚ the king was made aware that his exquisite daughter had a lover. Consequently

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    held a lovely lady behind it to which the accused would be married to immediately. The second door held a hungry tiger that would end up chewing the accused to death. The accused had the opportunity to choose one door to open‚ without knowing which door held the lady or the tiger. In “The Lady or the Tiger” by Frank Stockton‚ the princess had her young man open the door with the tiger behind it. In this story‚ the logical reason is that the princess would lead

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    things‚ can’t it? In the intriguing story " The lady or the Tiger‚ " by frank Stockton‚ we are introduced to a triad of characters‚ the King‚ the Princess‚ and a young man. The thing that makes these characters interesting is their humanity‚ and how raw it is‚ for the King and the Princess each share bloodlines of semi barbarity. Near the en‚ it is questioned‚ who came out the door‚ a lady or a tiger‚ and from the evidence gathered‚ it was the tiger that came out the door because the way the princess

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