The Lady or the Tiger In the short story “The Lady or the Tiger,” the princess leads her lover to the door with the Tiger instead of the door with the lady. The princess was angry with her lover since she had seen him talking to the lady behind the door before, which made the princess believe he was cheating on her. Along with this, the princess was clearly so in love with the man that she couldn’t bear to see him with another woman. On top of this, the princess hated the lady behind the door and would never allow her lover to marry the lady. So, the princess led her lover to the door with the Tiger because the princess was angry, heartbroken, and filled with hatred for the lady behind the other door.
When the princess found out her lover was thrown into jail by the king, she rushed to find out which door was which so that she could save him. She bribed the guard into telling her what the doors were and who the lady was, which shocked the princess when she found out who the lady was. According to the text “The Lady or the Tiger” by Frank Stockton, it states, “She had seen her lover and this woman talking in hushed tones sometimes. It is almost as if her lover wanted this woman and that infuriated the princess.” It enraged the princess, making her “Torn between anger at the possible cheating, but sadness at the
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According to the text “The Lady or the Tiger” by Frank Stockton, it states, “Other times, she imagined him kissing another woman - a woman that she absolutely hated.” The thought of the princess’s lover being with the woman that she hated distressed the princess more than it would seeing her lover die by the tiger. Not only was the princess fueled by hatred, but “she was also hot-blooded and jealous” (Stockton). Therefore, the princess led her lover to the door because she couldn’t stand the thought of him being the woman she