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"The Lady or the Tiger?" is an 1882 short story by Frank Stockton.
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"The Lady Lady, or the Tiger?" is an 1882 short story by Frank Stockton.
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Anyone who picks the wrong door is EatenAlive by a tiger.
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''The Lady or the Tiger'' is an 1882 short story by Frank Stockton.
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In a semi-barbaric kingdom, there is a unique method for trying particularly significant criminals. They are placed in the king's arena facing a pair of identical, soundproofed doors. The defendant then determines his own verdict by choosing a door and opening it: one of them contains a fierce tiger which immediately kills the prisoner as punishment for his guilt, but the other conceals a desirable woman whom the prisoner immediately marries as a reward for his innocence.
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In a an ancient and semi-barbaric kingdom, there is a unique method for trying particularly significant criminals. They are placed in trials take place according to a system the king devised on his own whim. The defendant is taken to the king's arena facing a pair of and made to face two identical, soundproofed doors. The defendant He then determines his own verdict by choosing must choose a door and opening open it: one of them contains a fierce tiger which immediately kills the prisoner as punishment for his guilt, but the other conceals a desirable woman whom the prisoner immediately marries as a reward for his innocence.
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In a semi-barbaric kingdom, there is a unique method for trying particularly significant criminals: They are placed in the king's arena facing a pair of identical, soundproofed doors. The defendant then determines his own verdict by choosing a door and opening it: one of them contains a fierce tiger which immediately kills the prisoner as punishment for his guilt, but the other conceals a desirable woman whom the prisoner immediately marries as a reward for his innocence.
During one such trial, the defendant is a man who had the audacity to love the king's only daughter. She has bribed the guards and learned which door conceals the lady and which contains the tiger. As the man enters the arena, the princess has an opportunity to guide him to life or death, but which does she pick? The story leaves the answer up to the reader.
During one such trial, the defendant is a man who had the audacity to love the king's only daughter. She has bribed the guards and learned which door conceals the lady and which contains the tiger. As the man enters the arena, the princess has an opportunity to guide him to life or death, but which does she pick? The story leaves the answer up to the reader.
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In a semi-barbaric kingdom, there is a unique method for trying particularly significant criminals: criminals. They are placed in the king's arena facing a pair of identical, soundproofed doors. The defendant then determines his own verdict by choosing a door and opening it: one of them contains a fierce tiger which immediately kills the prisoner as punishment for his guilt, but the other conceals a desirable woman whom the prisoner immediately marries as a reward for his innocence.
During one such trial, the defendant is a man who had the audacity to love the king's only daughter. She has bribed the guards and learned which doorconceals leads to the lady and which contains to the tiger. As the man enters the arena, the princess has an opportunity to guide him to life or death, but which does she pick? The story leaves the answer up to the reader.
During one such trial, the defendant is a man who had the audacity to love the king's only daughter. She has bribed the guards and learned which door
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* ImaginaryLoveTriangle: Zig-zagged. The princess hates the lady because she also loves the defendant -- and the princess ''thinks'' he might return her interest. It's one of the reasons sending her lover to the lady instead of the tiger would be so painful.
-->How in her grievous reveries had she gnashed her teeth, and torn her hair, when she saw his start of rapturous delight as he opened the door of the lady! How her soul had burned in agony when she had seen him rush to meet that woman, with her flushing cheek and sparkling eye of triumph; when she had seen him lead her forth, his whole frame kindled with the joy of recovered life; when she had heard the glad shouts from the multitude, and the wild ringing of the happy bells; when she had seen the priest, with his joyous followers, advance to the couple, and make them man and wife before her very eyes; and when she had seen them walk away together upon their path of flowers, followed by the tremendous shouts of the hilarious multitude, in which her one despairing shriek was lost and drowned!
-->How in her grievous reveries had she gnashed her teeth, and torn her hair, when she saw his start of rapturous delight as he opened the door of the lady! How her soul had burned in agony when she had seen him rush to meet that woman, with her flushing cheek and sparkling eye of triumph; when she had seen him lead her forth, his whole frame kindled with the joy of recovered life; when she had heard the glad shouts from the multitude, and the wild ringing of the happy bells; when she had seen the priest, with his joyous followers, advance to the couple, and make them man and wife before her very eyes; and when she had seen them walk away together upon their path of flowers, followed by the tremendous shouts of the hilarious multitude, in which her one despairing shriek was lost and drowned!
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* LoveTriangle: The princess, the man and the lady. The princess and the man love each other. The lady also has her eye on the man. And the princess suspects that the man and the lady may actually share a mutual interest... though the narrative leaves it ambiguous.
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* LoveTriangle: The princess, the man and the lady. The princess and the man love each other. The chosen lady for this trial also has her eye eyes on the man. And defendant -- and the princess suspects that ''thinks'' he might return her interest. As much as she wants to save her lover from the man and tiger, sending him to the lady may actually share a mutual interest... though would be just as painful.
-->How in her grievous reveries had she gnashed her teeth, and torn her hair, when she saw his start of rapturous delight as he opened thenarrative leaves it ambiguous.door of the lady! How her soul had burned in agony when she had seen him rush to meet that woman, with her flushing cheek and sparkling eye of triumph; when she had seen him lead her forth, his whole frame kindled with the joy of recovered life; when she had heard the glad shouts from the multitude, and the wild ringing of the happy bells; when she had seen the priest, with his joyous followers, advance to the couple, and make them man and wife before her very eyes; and when she had seen them walk away together upon their path of flowers, followed by the tremendous shouts of the hilarious multitude, in which her one despairing shriek was lost and drowned!
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In a semi-barbaric kingdom, there is a unique method for trying particularly significant criminals: They are placed in the king's arena facing a pair of identical doors and told to choose one. Opening one of the doors releases a fierce tiger who will kill the prisoner as punishment for his guilt, but opening the other reveals a desirable woman whom the prisoner will marry as a reward for his innocence.
During one such trial, the defendant is a man who had the audacity to love with the king's only daughter. She has bribed the guards and learned which door conceals the lady and which contains the tiger. As the man enters the arena, the princess has an opportunity to guide him to life or death, but which does she pick? The story leaves the answer up to the reader.
During one such trial, the defendant is a man who had the audacity to love with the king's only daughter. She has bribed the guards and learned which door conceals the lady and which contains the tiger. As the man enters the arena, the princess has an opportunity to guide him to life or death, but which does she pick? The story leaves the answer up to the reader.
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In a semi-barbaric kingdom, there is a unique method for trying particularly significant criminals: They are placed in the king's arena facing a pair of identical doors identical, soundproofed doors. The defendant then determines his own verdict by choosing a door and told to choose one. Opening opening it: one of the doors releases them contains a fierce tiger who will kill which immediately kills the prisoner as punishment for his guilt, but opening the other reveals conceals a desirable woman whom the prisoner will marry immediately marries as a reward for his innocence.
During one such trial, the defendant is a man who had the audacity to lovewith the king's only daughter. She has bribed the guards and learned which door conceals the lady and which contains the tiger. As the man enters the arena, the princess has an opportunity to guide him to life or death, but which does she pick? The story leaves the answer up to the reader.
During one such trial, the defendant is a man who had the audacity to love
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In a semi-barbaric kingdom, there is a unique method for trying particularly significant criminals: They are placed in an arena and forced to open their choice of two identical doors. Behind one lurks a fierce tiger who will kill the prisoner as punishment for his guilt, while behind the other stands a desirable woman whom the prisoner will marry as a reward for his innocence.
During one such trial, the defendant is a man who stole the heart of the king's only daughter. The princess has bribed the guards and learned which door conceals the lady and which contains the tiger. As the man enters the arena, the princess has an opportunity to guide him to life or death, but which does she pick? The story leaves the answer up to the reader.
During one such trial, the defendant is a man who stole the heart of the king's only daughter. The princess has bribed the guards and learned which door conceals the lady and which contains the tiger. As the man enters the arena, the princess has an opportunity to guide him to life or death, but which does she pick? The story leaves the answer up to the reader.
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In a semi-barbaric kingdom, there is a unique method for trying particularly significant criminals: They are placed in an the king's arena and forced to open their choice facing a pair of two identical doors. Behind doors and told to choose one. Opening one lurks of the doors releases a fierce tiger who will kill the prisoner as punishment for his guilt, while behind but opening the other stands reveals a desirable woman whom the prisoner will marry as a reward for his innocence.
During one such trial, the defendant is a man whostole had the heart of audacity to love with the king's only daughter. The princess She has bribed the guards and learned which door conceals the lady and which contains the tiger. As the man enters the arena, the princess has an opportunity to guide him to life or death, but which does she pick? The story leaves the answer up to the reader.
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* PlotHole: The officials come to the kingdom because another man from their country had suffered a failure of nerve and fled just before the defendant opened the door. But in the original story, there is an obvious reaction from the crowd -- happy bells and cheering for the lady, sad bells and wails for the tiger -- that would have told him without seeing it what the man's fate had been.
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* PlotHole: The officials come to the kingdom because another man from their country had suffered a failure of nerve and fled just before the defendant opened the door. But in the original story, there is an obvious reaction from the crowd at every trial -- happy bells and cheering for the lady, sad bells and wails for the tiger -- that would have told him without seeing it what the man's fate had been.
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-->He was a man of exuberant fancy, and, withal, of an authority so irresistible that, at his will, he turned his varied fancies into facts. He was greatly given to self-communing, and, when he and himself agreed upon anything, the thing was done.
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* JudgeJuryAndExecutioner: Subverted. The king's authority is complete; he could condemn anyone to death at any time, for any reason. Nevertheless, he leaves the final verdict and sentencing up to chance, and no one has grounds to complain.
-->The institution was a very popular one. When the people gathered together on one of the great trial days, they never knew whether they were to witness a bloody slaughter or a hilarious wedding. This element of uncertainty lent an interest to the occasion which it could not otherwise have attained. Thus, the masses were entertained and pleased, and the thinking part of the community could bring no charge of unfairness against this plan, for did not the accused person have the whole matter in his own hands?
-->The institution was a very popular one. When the people gathered together on one of the great trial days, they never knew whether they were to witness a bloody slaughter or a hilarious wedding. This element of uncertainty lent an interest to the occasion which it could not otherwise have attained. Thus, the masses were entertained and pleased, and the thinking part of the community could bring no charge of unfairness against this plan, for did not the accused person have the whole matter in his own hands?
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Stockton wrote a sequel, "The Discourager of Hesitancy," in which a troupe of officials from another kingdom came to learn the defendant's fate. They received in return another story about a young man who came to court seeking a wife -- he was blindfolded and married nearly on the spot and then asked to pick out his new wife from among a line of women. After some pressure from the titular Discourager (a servant of the king with a SinisterScimitar), he chose correctly. The storyteller promised to reveal the ending if the officials could tell him how he identified his bride, and as far as we know, they're still thinking about it.
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Stockton wrote a sequel, "The Discourager of Hesitancy," in which a troupe of officials from another kingdom came come to learn the defendant's fate. They received receive in return another story about a young man who came to court seeking a wife -- he was blindfolded and married nearly on the spot and then asked to pick out his new wife from among a line of women. After some pressure from the titular Discourager (a servant of the king with a SinisterScimitar), he chose correctly. The storyteller promised promises to reveal the ending if the officials could can tell him how he identified his bride, and bride; as far as we know, they're still thinking about it.
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* AffablyEvil: The Discourager of Hesitancy -- the servant whose job is to "ensure" prompt compliance with the king's orders -- is soft-spoken, gracious, and polite at all times.
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* NoEnding: As with the former story, we never learn what we most want to know.
* ParalysisByAnalysis: The prince nearly succumbs to this repeatedly until urged on by the Discourager. At the end of the story, the officials are similarly unable to decide. Since the prince correctly chooses his bride when the Discourager is inches from taking his head off, Stockton seems to be saying that the "answer" to both stories is whichever seems most obvious to the reader, so don't overthink it.
* SinisterScimitar: The Discourager's WeaponOfChoice.
* ParalysisByAnalysis: The prince nearly succumbs to this repeatedly until urged on by the Discourager. At the end of the story, the officials are similarly unable to decide. Since the prince correctly chooses his bride when the Discourager is inches from taking his head off, Stockton seems to be saying that the "answer" to both stories is whichever seems most obvious to the reader, so don't overthink it.
* SinisterScimitar: The Discourager's WeaponOfChoice.
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In a semi-barbaric kingdom, there is a unique method for trying particularly significant criminals: They are placed in an arena and forced to choose between two doors. The doors are identical, but behind one lurks a fierce tiger who will kill the prisoner as punishment for his guilt, while behind the other stands a woman whom the prisoner will marry as a reward for his innocence.
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In a semi-barbaric kingdom, there is a unique method for trying particularly significant criminals: They are placed in an arena and forced to choose between open their choice of two identical doors. The doors are identical, but behind Behind one lurks a fierce tiger who will kill the prisoner as punishment for his guilt, while behind the other stands a desirable woman whom the prisoner will marry as a reward for his innocence.
Stockton wrote a sequel, "The Discourager of Hesitancy," in which a troupe of officials from another kingdom came to learn the defendant's fate. They received in return another story about a young man who came to court seeking a wife -- he was blindfolded and married nearly on the spot and then asked to pick out his new wife from among a line of women. After some pressure from the titular Discourager (a servant of the king with a SinisterScimitar), he chose correctly. The storyteller promised to reveal the ending if the officials could tell him how he identified his bride, and as far as we know, they're still thinking about it.
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* XanatosGambit: The king knows that the young man is guilty of loving his daughter, as does everyone else, but either outcome of the trial will work in his favor. If the man picks the tiger, he'll be killed, but if he picks the lady, he'll be married on the spot. Either way, he'll no longer be able to pursue the princess.
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* XanatosGambit: The king knows that the young man is guilty of loving his daughter, as does everyone else, but either outcome of the trial will work in his favor. If the man picks the tiger, he'll be killed, but if he picks the lady, he'll be married on the spot. Either way, he'll no longer be able to pursue the princess.princess.
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* AltarTheSpeed: The young prince who comes to the kingdom to seek a wife is married off before he even ''sees'' his new bride, let alone speaks with her.
* NeedleInAStackOfNeedles: Once married, the prince is shown a line of ''forty'' beautiful maidens and is told to take his bride home.
*TheTell: Of the forty maidens, one is smiling and one is frowning. The prince correctly picks one of them as his wife... but we don't know which.
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* AltarTheSpeed: The young prince who comes to the kingdom to seek a wife is married off before he even ''sees'' his new bride, let alone speaks with her.
* NeedleInAStackOfNeedles: Once married, the prince is shown a line of ''forty'' beautiful maidens and is told to take his bride home.
*TheTell: Of the forty maidens, one is smiling and one is frowning. The prince correctly picks one of them as his wife... but we don't know which.
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* HotBlooded: The king is passionate, decisive, and cruel... and his daughter, whom he loves best, is just like him. The narrator makes sure that we know this, if only to remind us that she could and would choose to send her lover to the tiger.
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In a semi-barbaric kingdom, there is a unique method for trying particularly significant criminals: They are placed in an arena and forced to choose between two identical doors. Behind one door is a fierce tiger who will kill the prisoner as proof of his guilt, while behind the other stands a woman whom the prisoner must marry as a reward for his innocence.
During one such trial, the defendant is a man who stole the heart of the king's only daughter. The princess has bribed the guards and learned which door conceals the lady and which contains the tiger. As the man enters the arena, the princess has an opportunity to guide him to life or death, but which does she pick? The story leaves the question up to the reader.
During one such trial, the defendant is a man who stole the heart of the king's only daughter. The princess has bribed the guards and learned which door conceals the lady and which contains the tiger. As the man enters the arena, the princess has an opportunity to guide him to life or death, but which does she pick? The story leaves the question up to the reader.
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In a semi-barbaric kingdom, there is a unique method for trying particularly significant criminals: They are placed in an arena and forced to choose between two identical doors. Behind The doors are identical, but behind one door is lurks a fierce tiger who will kill the prisoner as proof of punishment for his guilt, while behind the other stands a woman whom the prisoner must will marry as a reward for his innocence.
During one such trial, the defendant is a man who stole the heart of the king's only daughter. The princess has bribed the guards and learned which door conceals the lady and which contains the tiger. As the man enters the arena, the princess has an opportunity to guide him to life or death, but which does she pick? The story leaves thequestion answer up to the reader.
During one such trial, the defendant is a man who stole the heart of the king's only daughter. The princess has bribed the guards and learned which door conceals the lady and which contains the tiger. As the man enters the arena, the princess has an opportunity to guide him to life or death, but which does she pick? The story leaves the
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* ImaginaryLoveTriangle: Zig-zagged. The princess hates the lady because she also loves the defendant -- and the princess ''thinks'', though she can't be certain, the man might also be interested in her. It's one of the reasons sending her lover into the lady's arms would be so painful.
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* ImaginaryLoveTriangle: Zig-zagged. The princess hates the lady because she also loves the defendant -- and the princess ''thinks'', though she can't be certain, the man ''thinks'' he might also be interested in her. return her interest. It's one of the reasons sending her lover into to the lady's arms lady instead of the tiger would be so painful.
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* MortonsFork: No matter what the princess chooses, she'll lose the man. The only question is whether she'd rather lose him to the teeth of a tiger or the arms of a woman she hates.
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* MortonsFork: No matter what the princess chooses, she'll lose the man. The only question is whether she'd rather lose him to the teeth of a tiger or the arms of a woman she hates.another woman.
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* SadisticChoice: The princess must choose between letting her lover die or giving him to someone else.
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* SadisticChoice: The princess must choose between letting watching her lover die or giving seeing him to marry someone else.
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* UndesirablePrize: In cases where the man on trial is already married or betrothed, being found "innocent" isn't necessarily a good thing. After all, he will then be married on the spot, and neither he nor the lady can refuse. In the case of the central 'defendant' of this story, we don't know whether he had any interest in the woman in question, though there's enough evidence to make the princess suspicious... [[GreenEyedMonster and jealous]].
* XanatosGambit: The king knows that the young man is guilty of loving his daughter, as does everyone else, but this trial will resolve the issue one way or another. If the man picks the tiger, he'll die, but if he picks the lady, he'll be forcibly married to someone else, and thus no longer able to pursue the princess.
* XanatosGambit: The king knows that the young man is guilty of loving his daughter, as does everyone else, but this trial will resolve the issue one way or another. If the man picks the tiger, he'll die, but if he picks the lady, he'll be forcibly married to someone else, and thus no longer able to pursue the princess.
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* UndesirablePrize: In cases where the man on trial is already married or betrothed, being found "innocent" innocent isn't necessarily a good thing. After all, he will then be married on the spot, and neither he nor the lady can refuse. In the case of the central 'defendant' of this story, we don't know whether he had any interest in the woman in question, though there's enough evidence to make the princess suspicious... [[GreenEyedMonster and jealous]].
* XanatosGambit: The king knows that the young man is guilty of loving his daughter, as does everyone else, butthis either outcome of the trial will resolve the issue one way or another. work in his favor. If the man picks the tiger, he'll die, be killed, but if he picks the lady, he'll be forcibly married to someone else, and thus on the spot. Either way, he'll no longer be able to pursue the princess.
* XanatosGambit: The king knows that the young man is guilty of loving his daughter, as does everyone else, but
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During one such trial, the defendant is a man who stole the heart of the king's only daughter. The princess has bribed the guards and learned which door conceals the lady and which contains the tiger. As the man enters the arena, the princess has an opportunity to guide him to death or life with another, but which does she pick? The story leaves the question up to the reader.
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During one such trial, the defendant is a man who stole the heart of the king's only daughter. The princess has bribed the guards and learned which door conceals the lady and which contains the tiger. As the man enters the arena, the princess has an opportunity to guide him to death or life with another, or death, but which does she pick? The story leaves the question up to the reader.
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* AncientGrome: Subverted. The barbarian king has picked up some customs from the Romans, but he's twisted them to fit his own fancy.
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* AncientGrome: Subverted. The barbarian central kingdom and the Roman Empire are contemporaries, and the king has picked up raised himself to ''semi-''barbarian by adopting some customs from the Romans, Roman customs, but he's twisted them to fit his own fancy.
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* ImaginaryLoveTriangle: Zig-zagged. The princess hates the lady because she also loves the defendant -- and the princess ''thinks'', though she can't be certain, the man might also be interested in her. It's one of the reasons sending her lover into the lady's arms would be so painful for the princess.
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* ImaginaryLoveTriangle: Zig-zagged. The princess hates the lady because she also loves the defendant -- and the princess ''thinks'', though she can't be certain, the man might also be interested in her. It's one of the reasons sending her lover into the lady's arms would be so painful for the princess.painful.
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* LoveTriangle: The princess, the man and the lady. Which way the arrows point is up to interpretation, although the princess loves the man, is sure that the lady feels the same way about the man, and fears that the man reciprocates the lady's feelings, although it's said that everyone knows the man and the princess love each other.
* MortonsFork: No matter what the princess chooses, she won't have the man she loves. The only question is whether she'd let him die rather than see him marry someone else.
* MortonsFork: No matter what the princess chooses, she won't have the man she loves. The only question is whether she'd let him die rather than see him marry someone else.
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* LoveTriangle: The princess, the man and the lady. Which way The princess and the arrows point is up to interpretation, although man love each other. The lady also has her eye on the man. And the princess loves the man, is sure suspects that the lady feels the same way about the man, and fears that the man reciprocates the lady's feelings, although it's said that everyone knows the man and the princess love each other.
lady may actually share a mutual interest... though the narrative leaves it ambiguous.
* MortonsFork: No matter what the princess chooses,she won't have she'll lose the man she loves. man. The only question is whether she'd let him die rather than see lose him marry someone else.to the teeth of a tiger or the arms of a woman she hates.
* MortonsFork: No matter what the princess chooses,
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* NoEnding: The princess is shown pointing to the right, but the reader never learns whether the lady or the tiger was beyond the door.
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* NoEnding: The princess is shown pointing to story ends just as the right, but man opens the reader never learns whether the lady or the tiger door. The readers are left to decide for themselves what was beyond the door.behind it.
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* UndesirablePrize: In cases where the man on trial is innocent ''and'' already married or betrothed, the Lady isn't a perfect outcome. After all, they get married on the spot, and neither party has any ability to back out. In the case of the central 'defendant' of this story, we don't know whether he had any interest in the woman in question, though there's enough evidence to make the princess suspicious... [[GreenEyedMonster and jealous]].
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* UndesirablePrize: In cases where the man on trial is innocent ''and'' already married or betrothed, the Lady being found "innocent" isn't necessarily a perfect outcome. good thing. After all, they get he will then be married on the spot, and neither party has any ability to back out.he nor the lady can refuse. In the case of the central 'defendant' of this story, we don't know whether he had any interest in the woman in question, though there's enough evidence to make the princess suspicious... [[GreenEyedMonster and jealous]].
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During one such trial, the defendant is a man who stole the heart of the kingdom's princess. The princess bribes the guards and learns which door conceals the lady and which contains the tiger. As the man enters the arena, the princess has an opportunity to guide him to death or life with another, but which does she pick? The story leaves the question up to the reader.
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During one such trial, the defendant is a man who stole the heart of the kingdom's princess. king's only daughter. The princess bribes has bribed the guards and learns learned which door conceals the lady and which contains the tiger. As the man enters the arena, the princess has an opportunity to guide him to death or life with another, but which does she pick? The story leaves the question up to the reader.
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* ImaginaryLoveTriangle: Zig-zagged. The story raises the possibility that the princess merely imagined that the man and the lady love each other. However, if the man chooses the lady's door, they will be married, meaning that the woman will ultimately lose the man to the lady if he survives.
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* ImaginaryLoveTriangle: Zig-zagged. The story raises princess hates the possibility that lady because she also loves the defendant -- and the princess merely imagined that ''thinks'', though she can't be certain, the man and might also be interested in her. It's one of the lady love each other. However, if the man chooses reasons sending her lover into the lady's door, they will arms would be married, meaning so painful for the princess.
-->How in her grievous reveries had she gnashed her teeth, and torn her hair, when she saw his start of rapturous delight as he opened the door of the lady! How her soul had burned in agony when she had seen him rush to meet that woman, with her flushing cheek and sparkling eye of triumph; when she had seen him lead her forth, his whole frame kindled with thewoman will ultimately lose joy of recovered life; when she had heard the man glad shouts from the multitude, and the wild ringing of the happy bells; when she had seen the priest, with his joyous followers, advance to the lady if he survives.couple, and make them man and wife before her very eyes; and when she had seen them walk away together upon their path of flowers, followed by the tremendous shouts of the hilarious multitude, in which her one despairing shriek was lost and drowned!
* LemonyNarrator: The tone of the story is fairly detached and sardonic, especially at the beginning
-->The arena of the king was built, not to give the people an opportunity of hearing the rhapsodies of dying gladiators, nor to enable them to view the inevitable conclusion of a conflict between religious opinions and hungry jaws...
-->How in her grievous reveries had she gnashed her teeth, and torn her hair, when she saw his start of rapturous delight as he opened the door of the lady! How her soul had burned in agony when she had seen him rush to meet that woman, with her flushing cheek and sparkling eye of triumph; when she had seen him lead her forth, his whole frame kindled with the
* LemonyNarrator: The tone of the story is fairly detached and sardonic, especially at the beginning
-->The arena of the king was built, not to give the people an opportunity of hearing the rhapsodies of dying gladiators, nor to enable them to view the inevitable conclusion of a conflict between religious opinions and hungry jaws...
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In a semi-barbaric kingdom, there is a unique method for trying criminals: They are placed into an arena and forced to choose one of two doors. Behind one door is a tiger who will kill the prisoner, while behind the other door lies a woman whom the prisoner must marry.
One such criminal is a man who stole the heart of the kingdom's princess, and he is submitted to the same treatment. The princess bribes the guard in charge and learns which door contains the lady and which contains the tiger. As the man's trial begins, the lady has an opportunity to guide him to death or to marrying another, but which will she pick? The story leaves the question up to the reader.
One such criminal is a man who stole the heart of the kingdom's princess, and he is submitted to the same treatment. The princess bribes the guard in charge and learns which door contains the lady and which contains the tiger. As the man's trial begins, the lady has an opportunity to guide him to death or to marrying another, but which will she pick? The story leaves the question up to the reader.
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In a semi-barbaric kingdom, there is a unique method for trying particularly significant criminals: They are placed into in an arena and forced to choose one of between two identical doors. Behind one door is a fierce tiger who will kill the prisoner, prisoner as proof of his guilt, while behind the other door lies stands a woman whom the prisoner must marry.
Onemarry as a reward for his innocence.
During one suchcriminal trial, the defendant is a man who stole the heart of the kingdom's princess, and he is submitted to the same treatment. princess. The princess bribes the guard in charge guards and learns which door contains conceals the lady and which contains the tiger. As the man's trial begins, man enters the lady arena, the princess has an opportunity to guide him to death or to marrying life with another, but which will does she pick? The story leaves the question up to the reader.
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* AncientGrome: Subverted. The barbarian king has picked up some customs from the Romans, but he's twisted them to fit his own fancy.
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* DoorRoulette: One of the most famous examples. One door will kill the prisoner, while the other will lead to freedom and a reward.
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* DoorRoulette: One of the most famous examples. One Opening one door will kill the prisoner, while opening the other will lead to freedom and a reward.
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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: If the princess guides the man to the lady, she sends him into the arms of another woman -- a woman he possibly already loves -- in order to save his life.
* IfICantHaveYou: If the princess guides the man to the tiger, she sends him to his death rather than see him marry another.
* IfICantHaveYou: If the princess guides the man to the tiger, she sends him to his death rather than see him marry another.
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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: If the princess guides the man to the lady, she sends him into the arms of another woman -- a woman he possibly already loves who desires him, and it might be mutual -- in order to save his life.
* IfICantHaveYou: If the princess guides the man to the tiger, she sends him tohis a horrible death rather than see him marry another.
* IfICantHaveYou: If the princess guides the man to the tiger, she sends him to
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* BeautyEqualsGoodness: The crowd seem saddened when they see what a bright, handsome man is up for execution for the crime of being the princess's lover.
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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: If the princess guides the man to the lady, she chooses to accept him marrying someone else in order to save his life.
* IfICantHaveYou: If the princess guides the man to the tiger, she proves willing to let him die in order to have him for herself.
* IfICantHaveYou: If the princess guides the man to the tiger, she proves willing to let him die in order to have him for herself.
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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: If the princess guides the man to the lady, she chooses to accept sends him marrying someone else into the arms of another woman -- a woman he possibly already loves -- in order to save his life.
* IfICantHaveYou: If the princess guides the man to the tiger, sheproves willing to let sends him die in order to have his death rather than see him for herself.marry another.
* IfICantHaveYou: If the princess guides the man to the tiger, she
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* MortonsFork: No matter what the princess chooses, she won't have the man she loves. The only question is whether she'd rather let him die or live with someone else.
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* MortonsFork: No matter what the princess chooses, she won't have the man she loves. The only question is whether she'd rather let him die or live with rather than see him marry someone else.
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* NoEnding: The princess is shown pointing to the right, but the reader never learns whether the lady or the tiger lies beyond the door, or whether the man chooses to follow her advice.
* RiddleForTheAges: What was on the other side of the door that the man chose?
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* NoEnding: The princess is shown pointing to the right, but the reader never learns whether the lady or the tiger lies was beyond the door, or whether door.
* ThePowerOfTrust: The lover immediately opens theman chooses door the princess indicates. Whether his faith is justified or horrifically betrayed is up to follow her advice.
the reader to decide.
* RiddleForTheAges: What was on the other side of thedoor that the man chose?door?
* ThePowerOfTrust: The lover immediately opens the
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* UndesirablePrize: The lady can be seen as this for the man, since he loves the princess, and the king is using the trial to get him out of the way one way or another. Of course, the princess suspects that the man and the lady have feelings for each other, and is very unhappy about it, so the man may not find the prize "undesirable."
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* UndesirablePrize: The lady can be seen as this for In cases where the man, since he loves the princess, and the king is using the man on trial to is innocent ''and'' already married or betrothed, the Lady isn't a perfect outcome. After all, they get him out married on the spot, and neither party has any ability to back out. In the case of the way one way or another. Of course, central 'defendant' of this story, we don't know whether he had any interest in the woman in question, though there's enough evidence to make the princess suspects that the man suspicious... [[GreenEyedMonster and the lady have feelings for each other, and is very unhappy about it, so the man may not find the prize "undesirable."jealous]].
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In a semi-barbaric kingdom, there is a unique method for trying criminals: they They are placed into an arena and forced to choose one of two doors. Behind one door is a tiger that who will kill the prisoner, while behind the other door lies a woman that whom the prisoner must marry.
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* RiddleForTheAges: What was on the other side of the door that the man chose?
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In a semi-barbaric kingdom, there is a unique method for trying criminals; criminals: they are placed into an arena and forced to choose one of two doors. Behind one door is a tiger that will kill the prisoner, while behind the other door lies a woman that the prisoner must marry.
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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: If the princess guides the man to the lady, she chooses to accept him marrying someone else.
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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: If the princess guides the man to the lady, she chooses to accept him marrying someone else.else in order to save his life.
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One such criminal is a man who stole the heart of the kingdom's princess, and he is submitted to the same treatment. The princess bribes the guard in charge and learns which door contains the lady and which contains the title. As the man's trial begins, the lady has an opportunity to guide him to death or to marrying another, but which will she pick? The story leaves the question up to the reader.
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One such criminal is a man who stole the heart of the kingdom's princess, and he is submitted to the same treatment. The princess bribes the guard in charge and learns which door contains the lady and which contains the title.tiger. As the man's trial begins, the lady has an opportunity to guide him to death or to marrying another, but which will she pick? The story leaves the question up to the reader.
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''The Lady or the Tiger'' is an 1882 short story by Creator/FrankStockton.
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''The Lady or the Tiger'' is an 1882 short story by Creator/FrankStockton.
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* UndesirablePrize: The lady can be seen as this for the man, since he loves the princess, and the king is using the trial to get him out of the way one way or another. Of course, the princess suspects that the man and the lady have feelings for each other, and is very unhappy about it, so the man may not find the prize "undesirable."
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''The Lady or the Tiger'' is an 1882 short story by Frank Stockton.
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''The Lady or the Tiger'' is an 1882 short story by Frank Stockton.
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* ShowDontTell: The story relies very heavily on telling, since it's entirely told by the third person narrator. [[TropesAreTools That said, this style of storytelling does help add to the ambiguity regarding certain characters' actions and motives, while ultimately letting readers come to their own conclusions as to what the princess decided]].
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* ClingyJealousGirl: The princess has shades of this, given how fervently she hates the other woman for attracting her husband's attention.
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* ClingyJealousGirl: The princess has shades of this, given how fervently she hates the other woman for seemingly attracting her husband's attention.lover's attention. To make matters worse, she may or may not be right about that.
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* FailedASpotCheck: The audience at the trial is so focused on the defendant that they don't notice the princess giving a subtle but unambiguous signal to him.
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Anyone who picks the wrong door is EatenAlive by a tiger.
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* NoEnding: The princess is shown pointing to the right, but the reader never learns whether it is the lady or the tiger.
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* NamelessNarrative: All the characters are described by their role and are never named.
* NoEnding: The princess is shown pointing to the right, but the reader never learns whetherit is the lady or the tiger.tiger lies beyond the door, or whether the man chooses to follow her advice.
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* ImaginaryLoveTriangle: Zig-zagged. The story raises the possibility that the princess merely imagined that the man and the lady love each other. However, if the man chooses the lady's door, they will be married, meaning that the woman will ultimately lose the man to the lady if he survives.
* LoveTriangle: The princess, the man and the lady. Which way the arrows point is up to interpretation, although the princess loves the man, is sure that the lady feels the same way about the man, and fears that the man reciprocates the lady's feelings, although it's said that everyone knows the man and the princess love each other.
* LoveTriangle: The princess, the man and the lady. Which way the arrows point is up to interpretation, although the princess loves the man, is sure that the lady feels the same way about the man, and fears that the man reciprocates the lady's feelings, although it's said that everyone knows the man and the princess love each other.
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* ShowDontTell: The story relies very heavily on telling, since it's entirely told by the third person narrator. [[TropesAreTools That said, this style of storytelling does help add to the ambiguity regarding certain characters' actions and motives, while ultimately letting readers come to their own conclusions as to what the princess decided]].
* TogetherInDeath: One possible reason for having the princess choose the tiger is the belief that she and the man will be reunited in the afterlife.
-->Would it not be better for him to die at once, and go to wait for her in the blessed regions of semi-barbaric futurity?
* TogetherInDeath: One possible reason for having the princess choose the tiger is the belief that she and the man will be reunited in the afterlife.
-->Would it not be better for him to die at once, and go to wait for her in the blessed regions of semi-barbaric futurity?
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''The Lady or the Tiger'' is an 1882 short story by Frank Stockton.
In a semi-barbaric kingdom, there is a unique method for trying criminals; they are placed into an arena and forced to choose one of two doors. Behind one door is a tiger that will kill the prisoner, while behind the other door lies a woman that the prisoner must marry.
One such criminal is a man who stole the heart of the kingdom's princess, and he is submitted to the same treatment. The princess bribes the guard in charge and learns which door contains the lady and which contains the title. As the man's trial begins, the lady has an opportunity to guide him to death or to marrying another, but which will she pick? The story leaves the question up to the reader.
!This story contains examples of:
*TheCaligula: In addition to the king setting up a barbaric system for punishing criminals, he's also said to talk to himself.
*ClingyJealousGirl: The princess has shades of this, given how fervently she hates the other woman for attracting her husband's attention.
*DeliberateValuesDissonance: The society portrayed in the story has a justice system that is utterly alien to any modern society. This is driven home by the narrator calling the kingdom "semi-barbaric."
*DoorRoulette: One of the most famous examples. One door will kill the prisoner, while the other will lead to freedom and a reward.
*IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: If the princess guides the man to the lady, she chooses to accept him marrying someone else.
*IfICantHaveYou: If the princess guides the man to the tiger, she proves willing to let him die in order to have him for herself.
*MortonsFork: No matter what the princess chooses, she won't have the man she loves. The only question is whether she'd rather let him die or live with someone else.
*NoEnding: The princess is shown pointing to the right, but the reader never learns whether it is the lady or the tiger.
*SadisticChoice: The princess must choose between letting her lover die or giving him to someone else.
*TitleDrop: The last line of the door references the question.
-->Which came out of the opened door - the lady, or the tiger?
*XanatosGambit: The king knows that the young man is guilty of loving his daughter, as does everyone else, but this trial will resolve the issue one way or another. If the man picks the tiger, he'll die, but if he picks the lady, he'll be forcibly married to someone else, and thus no longer able to pursue the princess.
In a semi-barbaric kingdom, there is a unique method for trying criminals; they are placed into an arena and forced to choose one of two doors. Behind one door is a tiger that will kill the prisoner, while behind the other door lies a woman that the prisoner must marry.
One such criminal is a man who stole the heart of the kingdom's princess, and he is submitted to the same treatment. The princess bribes the guard in charge and learns which door contains the lady and which contains the title. As the man's trial begins, the lady has an opportunity to guide him to death or to marrying another, but which will she pick? The story leaves the question up to the reader.
!This story contains examples of:
*TheCaligula: In addition to the king setting up a barbaric system for punishing criminals, he's also said to talk to himself.
*ClingyJealousGirl: The princess has shades of this, given how fervently she hates the other woman for attracting her husband's attention.
*DeliberateValuesDissonance: The society portrayed in the story has a justice system that is utterly alien to any modern society. This is driven home by the narrator calling the kingdom "semi-barbaric."
*DoorRoulette: One of the most famous examples. One door will kill the prisoner, while the other will lead to freedom and a reward.
*IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: If the princess guides the man to the lady, she chooses to accept him marrying someone else.
*IfICantHaveYou: If the princess guides the man to the tiger, she proves willing to let him die in order to have him for herself.
*MortonsFork: No matter what the princess chooses, she won't have the man she loves. The only question is whether she'd rather let him die or live with someone else.
*NoEnding: The princess is shown pointing to the right, but the reader never learns whether it is the lady or the tiger.
*SadisticChoice: The princess must choose between letting her lover die or giving him to someone else.
*TitleDrop: The last line of the door references the question.
-->Which came out of the opened door - the lady, or the tiger?
*XanatosGambit: The king knows that the young man is guilty of loving his daughter, as does everyone else, but this trial will resolve the issue one way or another. If the man picks the tiger, he'll die, but if he picks the lady, he'll be forcibly married to someone else, and thus no longer able to pursue the princess.
