The ending of the story “The Lady, or the Tiger?” keeps mysteriously and secretly. Nobody has any clues about the ending of this story. A semi-barbaric king uses a special way in administering justice in the arena towards the criminals. The criminals have to choose to open one of the two doors in the arena. A lady or a tiger will come out from each of the door. If a lady comes out, they will have to get married immediately. If a tiger comes out, the criminal will have to take responsibility for his guilt. A young man is caught due to love affair with the king’s daughter. He trusts the princess and wishes to get some clues from the princess to make decision on opening the door. After reading the story a few times, people will start to believe the lady would come out from the door because the trust between princess and the young man is so deep, and princess will not be able to see her lover to die in front of her.
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In the story, it mentions, “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.” (Stockton-3) People may use this quotation to try to argue that princess does not want her lover to marry the lady because she was jealous about the lady. Therefore, she wishes a tiger to come out from the door because only death can draw her lover and the lady
In the story, it mentions, “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.” (Stockton-3) People may use this quotation to try to argue that princess does not want her lover to marry the lady because she was jealous about the lady. Therefore, she wishes a tiger to come out from the door because only death can draw her lover and the lady