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The Lady and the Tiger: What is the predominant focus of this story? Support your answer.

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The purpose of this short story is to provoke a discussion about human nature: are people primarily motivated by good or by evil impulses? It is also meant to provoke a discussion about love: is love dominated by possessiveness, self-interest and envy or by an altruism that leads to self sacrifice for the beloved?

In this story, a fable set in a fairytale kingdom, a monarch determines the guilt or innocence of someone accused

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