Question

The question of her decision is one not to be lightly considered, and it is not for me to presume to set myself up as the one person able to answer it. And so I leave it with all of you: Which came out of the opened door,-the lady, or the tiger?

—“The Lady, or the Tiger,”
Frank R. Stockton

Based on what you have read, explain what you think came out of the opened door. Use details from the story in your response.

Answer 1

Sample response:

I think that the princess sent her lover to the lady because she loved him too much to see him die. We can see this from her fears about the lover being torn apart and because we know how much she loved him.

OR

I think that the princess sent her lover to the tiger to be killed because she could not stand the idea of someone else marrying him. We can see this because she was jealous and hated the woman he would marry. We also know that she thought it would be good for him to wait for her in the "blessed regions."

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