The princess views this person as competition in the story.
The lady
100
The reason the king didn't approve of the youth's love for his daughter.
What is because he was of a lowness of station, he would not be a good match for a princess?
100
Give a example of raising action in lady and the tiger
when the king finds out about his daughter and the man.
100
Frank R. Stockton
The author of "The Lady or the Tiger?"
100
This term means "careful thought, especially in making a decision"
What is deliberation?
200
This character is described as "handsome and brave".
The young man.
200
This is the reason the princess is as powerful as her father.
What is she decided the result of the trial, not depending on the 'fair' chance.
200
Explain why this is an example of verbal irony in the story: "it was the duty and the privilege of the person on trial to walk directly to these doors and open one of them” (361)
It is not a privilege nor should it be a duty to choose between a lady (which the person on trial may not want) or a tiger (which meant certain death).
200
"How her soul had burned in agony when she had seen him rush to meet that woman..."
The princess
200
retribution
What is 'punishment'?
300
The King wants to put this person in the arena in "The Lady or the Tiger?"
The king's daughter's lover/ the young man
300
What does each prisoner have to do, according to the king's system of justice?
Choose between one of two doors.
300
Why does the author use irony in the story?
a) to help the reader identify with the characters.
b) to tell us what might happen next.
c) to confuse the reader.
d) to encourage the reader to think.
d. to encourage the reader to think.
300
"...with bowed heads and downcast hearts, wended slowly their homeward way, mourning greatly that one so young and fair, or so old and respected should have merited so dire a fate."
the crowd/the audience at the arena
300
This word means terrible.
What is 'dire'?
400
Describe the king's daughter.
jealous, barbaric, proactive, energetic,
400
How is a person's guilt or innocence decided?
A person's guilt or innocence is based on their choice of doors. If they choose the door with the lady, they are innocent. If they choose the door containing the tiger, they are guilty.
400
Why is the ending of the story ambiguous?
The ending of the story is ambiguous because it doesn't tell us which option the princess chose-- the lady or the tiger. The story leaves the ending up to the reader.
400
"...she was the apple of his eye, and loved by him above all humanity."
The princess
400
This word means "fair and unbiased."
What is 'impartial'?
500
Describe the king.
Barbaric, prone to elaborate fantasy, powerful, controlling
500
Why might the lady point to the door with the tiger?
The princess is jealous or she really believes her lover will be better dead than with another woman.
500
How does the narrator imply that the princess is insecure.
The narrator describes how the princess has seen/imagined the lady and her lover throwing glances at each other or talking together in the past. The narrator says that the princess "hated the woman who blushed and trembled behind that silent door."
500
"...and the ranks of maiden youth and beauty throughout the land were carefully surveyed by competent judges..."