The Lady, or The Tiger?

The Lady, or The Tiger?

(Frank Stockton)

It is difficult to decide how the story ands. If the princess had told her lover in which door was the lady, her lover would not be devoured by the tiger, but he would go to live with another beautiful woman. The princess can’t live with that!

On the other hand, perhaps if behind the door that her lover had chosen was the tiger, the princess would not have to share his love, attention, and affection with another woman, but she would not have is love anymore either.

Personally, I think if she really loved him she would help him choose the door where the lady was, because when you truly love someone you do not want to see his death at any time. It would have been an easy decision for me, jealousy and the ability to imagine your lover in other arms is annoying, but no reason to kill.