Characters
What is the name of the person who devises the trial by arena?
Who is the king?
What is the main event that occurs in the arena?
What is the trial by choice?
What type of irony is present when the princess knows what is behind each door?
What is dramatic irony?
What is a major theme of the story?
What is the conflict between love and jealousy?
Who is the author of "The Lady or the Tiger"?
Who is Frank R. Stockton?
Who is the protagonist that faces the decision of the lady or the tiger?
Who is the young man
What dilemma does the young man face at the end of the story?
What is choosing between the lady and the tiger?
How is the ending ironic regarding the princess's feelings? HINT:what choice does the princess have to make
What is she may have chosen the tiger to prevent the young man from being with another woman?
How does the story explore the idea of choice?
What is the consequences of choices can be unpredictable?
What does the author say about the king and the type of justice he gives out?
What is semibarbaric and potic justice?
What is the name of the young lady who loves the protagonist?
Who is the princess?
How does the story end?
What is left ambiguous?
What is ironic about the concept of choice in the story?
HINT--free will
Do the prisoners think they have free will?
What theme is illustrated by the princess's inner conflict?
What is the struggle between desire and morality?
What time period does the story seem to reflect?
What is a medieval or ancient time?
Who represents jealousy and desire in the story?
Who is the princess?
What action does the young man take when he sees the doors?
What is- he looks to the princess for guidance for the answer of the door choice.
How does the king's system of justice reflect irony?
Is he fair or cruel
What is it is meant to be fair but is inherently cruel?
What does the story suggest about human nature?
What is it can be selfish and unpredictable?
How does the author create suspense in the story?
What is by withholding information about the doors?
What is the role of the tiger in the story?
What does the tiger represent?
What is a symbol of danger and death?
What happens to the young man after he chooses a door?
What is his fate is uncertain?
What is the ultimate irony of the young man's fate?
Hint: Fate knows what it is about to happen
What is he cannot know the outcome of his choice?
How does the story reflect on societal norms and justice?
What is justice can often be arbitrary? random choice instead of reason
What is the significance of the title?
The Lady or the Tiger?
it's all about choice