two doorways with an elegant woman standing in one and a large tiger head in the other

The Lady, or the Tiger?

by Francis Richard Stockton

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The Lady, or the Tiger?

The princess in "The Lady or the Tiger?" indicates her lover to open the door on the right. However, the story ends ambiguously, leaving it to the reader to decide whether the princess directed him...

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The Lady, or the Tiger?

In "The Lady or the Tiger?" the princess subtly shows her lover which door to choose by making a slight, quick movement with her hand towards the right door. This gesture is seen only by her lover,...

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The Lady, or the Tiger?

The king built the amphitheater as a means of administering "poetic justice" through a system that combines fate and spectacle. This semi-barbaric method allows the accused to choose their own fate...

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The Lady, or the Tiger?

The king believed the princess's lover would be eliminated because the trial's outcome—either death by tiger or marriage to another woman—would remove him as a suitor. The king's judicial system...

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The Lady, or the Tiger?

In the arena, the young man confidently relies on the princess, who has discovered which door hides the lady and which hides the tiger. As he stands ready, he looks to her for guidance. Despite her...

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The Lady, or the Tiger?

The king sat in the best seat in the arena. The tiger did not always emerge from the same door; it was randomly chosen. The princess disliked the chosen lady due to jealousy and a past incident. She...

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The Lady, or the Tiger?

In "The Lady, or the Tiger?," when the accused chooses the lady's door, a priest, singers, and dancing maidens enter the arena to conduct an immediate marriage ceremony. The accused and the lady are...

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