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The Lady or the Tiger?
In Frank Stockton's short story "The Lady or the Tiger?" the third person narrator indicates the princess, the daughter of a semi-barbaric king, was very much in love with the young man: This...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
An author uses direct characterization to tell his/her readers what a certain character is like. For example, an author can state that the hero in his novel is fearless, stubborn, or even...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
The whole magic behind Stockton's story "The Lady, or the Tiger?" is that the ending doesn't tell the reader which fate the princess's lover receives. The story thrives on the ambiguity left in the...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
In Frank Stockton's short story "The Lady or the Tiger," the young lover of the king's daughter is accused of a crime and judged in the king's arena. The man's crime was simply that he dared to be...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
The king's arena in Frank Stockton's short story "The Lady or the Tiger?" was a "vast amphitheater" built in order to deliver the king's justice. It was large enough to house the king's subjects,...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
The king's arena in Stockton's "The Lady, or the Tiger?" is not unique because there is a 50% chance that the accused will die an ignominious death. Roman arenas provided such gut-wrenching death...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
The story "The Lady and the Tiger" is set in late antiquity. The King is portrayed as semi-barbaric, meaning that he belongs to a culture that is not part of the Roman Empire but instead lives in...
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Reference
Of the four sentences presented in the image attached, the cause and effect sentence is the fourth (bottom) sentence shown. A hint to readers that the fourth sentence is a cause and effect...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
One example of personification in "The Lady, or the Tiger?" by Frank R. Stockton is the following: This vast amphitheater. . . was an agent of poetic justice, in which crime was punished, or...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
In the rather whimsical short story, "The Lady, or the Tiger?" it is both a "duty" and a "privilege" for the accused to select one of the two doors in the arena because as one charged with a crime,...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
The plot of the story begins with a description of a king who constructed an arena where crime and virtue were punished and rewarded purely on chance. In the arena, the accused was expected to...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
Based on the clues, it is likely that the princess sent her lover to his death. Stockton tells us that this story is a sort of personality test. However, it seems that there is plenty of evidence...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
This short story is very reminiscent of the ancient tradition of gladiator fights and justice dealt in arenas. The text proclaims the king to be "barbaric"--he always has to get his way....
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The Lady or the Tiger?
The location of the king’s party is important because the princess is able to secretly signal her lover. It is important that the king and the accused can see each other, because the king feels...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
Certain details about the nature of the king and his daughter are relevant to the outcome of the story "The Lady, or The Tiger?" In the opening paragraph the king is described as "semi-barbaric"...
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Literature
In the short story, "The Lady or the Tiger," author Frank Stockton tells the readers to make up their minds about what happens based on the personality of the princess rather than on their own in...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
Because the king liked his kingdom to run without a "hitch," he was quick to act when something in his "domestic or political systems" got out of line. He had an amphitheater built in which virtue...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
Chance is the decider of an accused person's fate in "The Lady, or the Tiger?" The semi-barbaric king of Stockton's tale has devised a means of "poetic justice" for those who have acted against his...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
There are two examples of situational irony in Frank Stockton's short story "The Lady or the Tiger." Situational irony is a contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually exists or...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
The semi-barbaric king of a mythical land in Frank Stockton's short story "The Lady or the Tiger" is, quite simply, a despot, a ruler with total power who often uses it unfairly. The king rules in...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
The king believes the trial by arena (or choice of the doors) is perfect justice. An accused man determines his own guilt or innocence with one simple decision. Either he chooses the tiger and is...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
The princess is passionate and semi-barbaric, but there is just as much reason for her to choose the lady as the tiger. The princess made the mistake of choosing a lover that her father did not...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
The princess found out what was behind each door. In this kingdom long ago, a semi-barbaric king has an unusual system of justice. He has built a huge arena, and outfitted it with two doors....
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The Lady or the Tiger?
The king and his daughter are both semi-barbaric. This means that they are passionate and strong-willed, and make sure that things are done their way. The king does what he wants and doesn’t...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
In the exposition of Frank Stockton's short story, "The Lady or the Tiger," the original third person narrator (it would change to first person at the end) informs the reader that this story is set...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
Like the king, Hurst describes the princess as "semi-barbaric" and even adds that she was "hot blooded." These terms suggest that the princess could also be quite jealous and "she had seen or...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
The king is devious because he likes trouble and because his system of justice is really just designed to entertain the people. The king is described as “semi-barbaric.” That is one indication...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
At first it appears that the semi-barbaric king is the sole arbiter of law in Frank Stockton's short story "The Lady or the Tiger." His control of government in the kingdom is unquestioned: He was...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
The phrase "lowness of station" was used to describe the princess’ lover. The statement meant that the gentleman was a commoner with no ties to nobility or royalty, and this automatically barred...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
Both tone and mood are set by the author of the story, and they are easily confused! The tone is the feeling surrounding the story, or it can also be the feeling toward a character or subject...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
The opening line of Stockton's "The Lady, or the Tiger?" states that the king is semi-barbaric, which means that he can be civilized, but he also isn't beyond using violence, or against sacrificing...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
Stockton does present the characters in "The Lady or the Tiger" in a dramatic way. They are extravagant and even a bit hyperbolic. That is to say, Stockton exaggerates some of the character traits...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
In the Holt textbook Elements of Literature (Third Course), Frank R. Stockton is quoted to have said, "If you decide which it was--the lady or the tiger--you find out what kind of a person you are...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
The king has the suitor of the princess thrown into prison because he feels it is his duty to do so. The courtier is from a "lowness of station," and he has dared to love the daughter of the king....
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Literature
By holding back the climax and thus the resolution to his story, and leaving those elements to the reader, Frank Stockton teaches that the world is complicated and there is not always a black or...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
The "semi-barbaric" king in Frank Stockton's short story "The Lady or the Tiger" develops a justice system which is based totally on the whims of fate. Accused prisoners are tried in the arena...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
When figuring out the rising action of a story, think of a plot diagram that is shaped somewhat like a triangle. The top of the triangle is the climax of the story, so right before the story...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
Although the author does not say, the story appears to have taken place during ancient times. The text tells us that the "semi-barbaric" king of the story held progressive ideas that were inspired...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
The princess uses gold and willpower to find out what is behind both doors. The semi-barbaric king has a unique system of justice. He believes that fate will determine if a person is guilty or...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
The king's justice in Frank Stockton's short story "The Lady or the Tiger" involves an arena and pure luck. An accused man is led into an amphitheater where he has the choice of two doors. Behind...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
The maiden behind the door is specifically selected for the accused. The semi-barbaric king has a very unique system of justice. He had an arena built with two special doors. Behind one door is a...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
With either door, the youth could no longer be with the princess. The king’s system of justice includes two doors, which consists of the entire judicial process. If the accused chooses one door...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
Technically, the king isn't unfair to anyone in Frank Stockton's short story "The Lady or the Tiger." Every accused man has the same probability of proving his innocence or guilt. The king's...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
The exposition is the description of the king and the trial system. Exposition is the beginning of a story. It is where a story’s setting, characters, and inciting incident are described. In...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
Frank Stockton's short story "The Lady or the Tiger?" is about a "semi-barbaric" king's idea of justice. The king has devised what he believes is the perfect platform for proving guilt or...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
In this story, the king uses what the narrator calls "poetic justice," meting out justice in a large ampitheater he had built for that very purpose. The accused is taken into the ampitheater and...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
The "trial of the arena" is the king's idea of justice in Frank Stockton's short story "The Lady or the Tiger?". The king is described as "semi-barbaric" and his rule of law is based on the luck...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
Bluntly stated, the king in Frank Stockton's short story "The Lady or the Tiger" is a dictator. He appears to make all the important decisions for his subjects without consulting any advisors or...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
The king in Frank R. Stockton's short story "The Lady, or the Tiger?" is considered "semi-barbaric." Usually the king also represents the type of people who live in the kingdom. He's a typical...
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The Lady or the Tiger?
The reader may assume that the lover knows the "semi-barbaric" princess quite well in Frank Stockton's short story "The Lady or the Tiger." After all, he is labeled as her lover. In fact, the man...
