Vocabulary
A conflict of opposing forces within a person's mind.
Internal conflict
For what crime was the young man thrown into prison?
For the crime of falling in love with the king's daughter.
In the kingdom described in the story, what happens after a person is accused of a crime(how did the king set up the system to show innocence or guilt)?
The person is put in an arena with two doors. If the person picks the door with the lady, the person is automatically married and considered innocent. If the person picks the door with the tiger, the person will most likely die which means the person was guilty.
What is the story setting?
Ancient Rome
What question does the narrator ask at the end of the story?
"...Which came out of the open door-the lady or the tiger?"
A person who was in someone's family in past times; one of the people from whom a person is descended.
Ancestor
What did the princess know about the lady behind one of the doors?
She knew the lady was one of the fairest and loveliest in the land and that she flirted with her lover.
Where did the king hold the justice system trials?
The arena or colosseum (will accept amitheater)
To feel or show great sadness because someone has died.
Mourn
What type of plot does this story have?
Dramatic
A struggle between a character and an outside force.
External conflict
What would motivate the princess to send the young man to his death?
Jealousy would lead the princess to the young man's death.
Why did the king say the man will be punished, even if he picks the door with the lady?
Because he will not ever be able to have a relationship with the princess.
Nervous and not able to relax.
Tense
What is the difference between barbaric and semi-barbaric
B=Savagely cruel, excessively brutal, uncivilized
S-B=Half savagely cruel or excessively brutal, half barbarous or uncivilized.
Result or occurrence that seems proper because someone who has done bad things to other people is being harmed or punished.
Poetic Justice
What would motivate the princess to save the young man?
Love and caring would motivate the princess to save him.
Is the kings justice system fair in determining guild or innocence?
No. It relies on chance(luck or fate) not evidence.
An ordinary person without rank or title.
Commoner
Why is the story ambiguous?
It is a story with an uncertain ending.
Encouraging progress, change, and improvement
Progressive
What do the young man's actions in the arena tell you about his relationship with the princess?
That he loved her and would do anything for her(will accept trusted her).
Why did the people in the community support the king's method of administering justice?
Who wrote The Lady, Or The Tiger?
Frank Stockton
When the young man was in the arena, what did the princess do, and what did he do?
Princess: She signaled for the man to go to the door on the right.
Man: The man chose the door on the right and opened it.