...“Lady or the Tiger” Alternate Ending Grrrrr, the tiger emerged from the door with his sharp teeth, orange hair, and hungry look on his fierce face. “Help me, please,” said the man!!! The king and everyone in the crowd stood up and clapped. The princess had a red face tears coming down her face, her eyes were bulging out with tears. “Oh how could I lead him to that door,” said the princess trembling in tears. “Since he died, the lady must do as well,hahaha.”said the princess with a thought on her face. “So at 11:55 a.m I will kill the lady myself or hire an assassin,” said the princess. “I’ll hire an assassin,” said the princess....
Words: 693 - Pages: 3
...After the princess was hoping the man didn’t pick the lady or the tiger. If the man opened the door with the lady in it, she would be in pain, as she said her soul would be unrested and trapped. But the man picked the door with the tiger in it, the consequences are devastating to the princess and surprised to the crowd with silence. The princess would be shocked, frozen for a few seconds looking at her lover, getting killed from a tiger. She couldn’t believe her eyes what they’re seeing, believing it is all a dream. She rushes out of the stands, going to find water, she splashes her face until it isn’t a dream. No one dared to love the king’s daughter which is why she grieved the man after his death for being brave. After many months, no man...
Words: 530 - Pages: 3
...Subject The Lady and the Tiger is a story based strongly on chances and decisions. This story mainly takes part in the olden times. The main characters in this story are the princess and her lover. One decision, one choice could change everything. The conflict arises when the King finds out about the princess’ relationship with her lover. The King was already angry at anyone who dared to look upon his daughter, and it had only infuriated him more when he had found out that his own daughter had a lover. After this occurrence, the King had not hesitated at once to throw her lover into the arena to be tried. Though he does this out of concern for his daughter’s safety, this only shows how little he knows about her. Now she is faced with the decision of leading her lover to death or to a life with a woman that she despises. Theme The major theme of this is story is ‘Always trust in your instincts’. This mean that you should...
Words: 1154 - Pages: 5
...Open-Ended Controversy in “The Lady or the Tiger” “The decisions of this tribunal were not only fair, they were positively determinate: the accused person was instantly punished if he found himself guilty, and, if innocent, he was rewarded on the spot, whether he liked it or not. There was no escape from the judgments of the king's arena” (Stockton 3). In Frank Stockton’s short story “The Lady or the Tiger,” the door opened by the man anxiously awaiting his fate holds the tiger, as guided by the princess. The “hot-blooded, semi-barbaric princess” who directs the destiny of the man by a hand signal, was raised to have a “fervent and imperious soul” (Stockton 3). Since the princess knows that the only other option, besides death, for the man she was in love with is to watch her beloved marry a woman she feels an extreme hatred for, it is clear to see the princess choses the fate of the man to be sadistically eaten by a tiger. The princess from “The Lady or the Tiger” by Frank Stockton has an “intensity of the savage blood transmitted to her through long lines of wholly barbaric ancestors” (Stockton 4) that causes her to chose death for the fate of the man over marriage of another young woman. The second option, to watch her true love marry a woman who she despised, was unreasonable and not chosen, because “the thought of her love marrying someone else weighed on her barbaric mind more heavily than the thought of her love being torn to shreds by a tiger” (Reed). With either decision...
Words: 499 - Pages: 2
...The second story The Lady or The Tiger is written by Frank Stockton. It a tale of a princess who decides the fate of her lover. The father of the girl is a king who is called Semi Barbaric by the author because his style of punishment is rather very unique. He is a man of reasons, but he is tough on crimes and no accuser goes without a trial in his kingdom. His method of sending criminals to the trial is half barbaric and half rewarding. The accused is either eaten by a tiger or he goes home happy married to a beautiful woman. The accuser is given a choice of opening one of the two doors in the arena. One door has a hungry tiger behind it and the other door has a beautiful woman. The fate of the accuser entirely depends on which door he chooses...
Words: 1182 - Pages: 5
...In the short story, “the Lady or the Tiger,” the author uses plot structure to develop the unique writing style. For instance, the author does not use a traditional plot structure. The author creates his unique writing by ending the story right after the climax. In “The Lady or the Tiger” the author writes, “Without the slightest hesitation, he went to the door on the right, and opened it,” (9). At this point, it is the climax of the story, and the author does not continue on such as a normal story would. In a normal story there would be an exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and a resolution. “The Lady or the Tiger” contains the first three, but not a falling action or resolution. Similarly, the author does include a resolution....
Words: 321 - Pages: 2
...The Lady Or The Tiger? By: Frank Stockton In the very olden time there lived a semi-barbaric king, whose ideas, though somewhat polished and sharpened by the progressiveness of distant Latin neighbors, were still large, florid, and untrammeled, as became the half of him which was barbaric. 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. When every member of his domestic and political systems moved smoothly in its appointed course, his nature was bland and genial; but, whenever there was a little hitch, and some of his orbs got out of their orbits, he was blander and more genial still, for nothing pleased him so much as to make the crooked straight and crush down uneven places. Among the borrowed notions by which his barbarism had become semified was that of the public arena, in which, by exhibitions of manly and beastly valor, the minds of his subjects were refined and cultured. But even here the exuberant and barbaric fancy asserted itself. 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, but for purposes far better adapted to widen and develop the mental energies of the people. This vast...
Words: 3447 - Pages: 14
...Synthesis Essay H.P. Lovecraft said, “Classics are a story of the past but shall live longer than any man as ever seen.” When you read the classics, such as: Dr. Seuss’ stories, The Pit and The Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe, and the Raven by Edgar Allen Poe, you get an insight to history. A classic is only a classic if it talks about, or tackles, the problem of the day that it was written or the problems of the future. Classics are historical books that have an outstanding meaning to them and they all relate to life and they are relevant today because the meaning portrayed by them, transcend over time. Classics are classics if they consist of one of these topics: love, death, and wishes. The first theme you’ll see most commonly used in a classic is love. In the stories, “Sonnet 18” and “Sonnet 130” by W. Shakespeare, and “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allen Poe, they all portray that love is a wonderful thing. In Sonnet 18, lines 1-4, it states, “So long as man can breathe or eyes can see so long lives this, and gives life to thee.” The meaning of this is that your beauty and love for one another is never failing as you continue to live. In sonnet 130,lines 9-11, Shakespeare wrote, “I love to hear her speak, yet well I know that music hath a far more pleasing sound. I grant I never saw a goddess go.” As you can see, love can be a good or bad thing. In this case, love is a hideous thing and Shakespeare wrote about how love is funny. In a change to the meaning of love we move to the light...
Words: 1250 - Pages: 5
...Literary essay “Here There Be Tygers” ”The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn” – Marcus Tullius Cicero The school is supposed to be a place where children can let their imagination flow. But in the school of the 1960´s, rules, authorities, discipline and the promise of physical punishment to those who did not obey, subjugated children’s imagination. Stephen King’s short story from 1968 “Here There Be Tygers” is about a strict teacher and a young boy whose imagination comes to live in the shape of a fearsome tiger, and challenges the order and the strict discipline of a US primary school. The story is narrated from the main character Charles´ perspective. The narrator is a third person, non-omniscient narrator, which means that we see the world trough Charles´ eyes, from a child’s perspective. This signifies that we see things that happen, the way he experiences it. To Charles, the tiger, which he encounters in the men’s bathroom, is as real as Miss Bird. Charles feels that his teacher, Miss Bird, is hostile towards him, the narrator says: ”She meant to pounce. Charles thought that miss bird was about to find out what pouncing was really about”(p.159, l.23-25). This displays Charles´ apprehension towards miss Bird because, from his perspective, it feels like his teacher really is attacking him. From a grown ups perspective, miss Birds behaviour would not seem as aggressive as it does to Charles. Charles has a very strained...
Words: 875 - Pages: 4
...can take you wherever you like to go. Off cause we have to follow the set of rules society makes, but that doesn’t give them the right to tell us what to do or interfere in our naturally evolvement. ”Here there be tygers”(1968), is a short story written by Stephen King. The short story is about how a boy’s imagination and free will, can lead a rebellious strike against modern society. The story is narrated from Charles’ perspective and the narrator is a third person, nom-omniscient narrator. The story takes place in the Acorn Street Grammar School. We can’t be sure about the historical time, but two posters on the bulletin board in the hall within the school indicate that the historical time might take place around the 1970’s in USA. The woodsy owl made its first appearance in 1971 and officer friendly was an officer in the U.S Marine Corps who travelled around to schools in the 1960’s to the 1980’s. Within the school, the story especially takes place in the third-grade classroom, the basement and the bathroom inside the basement. The basement is generally described as where the boilers are kept and well-groomed ladies and gentlemen would never go down there but they would rather go to the bathroom. These two places throughout the story confuse Charles, who finds it rather hard to decide where to go to urinate. Charles is a...
Words: 912 - Pages: 4
...Short Story Friday Instead of Narrative Friday, we are going to participate in Short Story Friday for the next quarter (at least!). Everyone in the class will pick a short story that they want to read, research, then re-write. There can be no more than three people per story. These three people will then read the story, research it, and re-write the story in a different context. Finally, they will present the story to the class in their chosen format. Group Members: 1)Camron 2)Hunter 3)Nick In order to be educated about story options, students must first research at least three short stories. To demonstrate understanding of these short stories, students must write an NVF for the short stories they research. You will type the three stories...
Words: 581 - Pages: 3
...AC English 9 Unit Exam Study Guide Doehrmann First Nine Weeks Your unit exam will cover four short stories that can be found in your textbook. Specifically, by Thursday, you should have already read: “The Lady or the Tiger” “The Most Dangerous Game” “The Leap” “The Interlopers” “Blues Ain’t No Mockin Bird” “The Garden of Stubborn Cats” What will you need to know? Portions of the exam will assess reading comprehension. Be sure you thoroughly understand all of the stages of plot development for each story (TPPS, Rising Action, Climax, Resolution) Literary elements and reading strategies: Static and Dynamic characters, Suspense, Flashback, Dialect, Irony *3, Antagonist, Protagonist, Internal Conflict, External Conflict *3, Diction, TPPS = Exposition, Fiction, Imagery, Rising Action, Climax, Resolution, Science Fiction Vocabulary words as provided by the instructor How will your test be formatted? You can expect to see any combination of matching, true-false, multiple choice, and short answer questions. In addition, you should expect at least one essay question. Usually, I provide multiple essay options so you can choose one that best fits your writing talents. You will not take the same exam as your peers from the other AC English 9 class. A blind draw will be conducted to determine the order of exams. How can I prepare efficiently and effectively for this exam? 1 - Budget your time and activities between now and this...
Words: 384 - Pages: 2
...memorable holiday spent with your grandmother A story told by your grandmother The things you admire the most about your grandmother The difference between your mother and your grandmother 1 2. Have you ever been on a trip to any place in India, where you didn't know the language spoken locally? How did you feel? How did you manage to communicate? Now read the text 1. When I was a girl of about twelve, I used to stay in a village in north Karnataka with my grandparents. Those days, the transport system was not very good, so we used to get the morning paper only in the afternoon. The weekly magazine used to come one day late. All of us would wait eagerly for the bus, which used to come with the papers, weekly magazines and the post. At that time, Triveni was a very popular writer in the Kannada language. She was a wonderful writer. Her style was easy to read and very convincing. Her stories usually dealt with complex psychological problems in the lives of ordinary people and were always very interesting. Unfortunately for Kannada literature, she died very young. Even now, after forty years, people continue to appreciate her novels. One of her novels, called Kashi Yatre, was appearing as a serial in the Kannada weekly Karmaveera then. It is the story of an old lady and her ardent desire to go to Kashi or Varanasi. Most Hindus believe that going to Kashi and worshipping Lord Vishweshwara is the ultimate punya. This old lady also believed in this, and CBSE 3. 2. ...
Words: 2919 - Pages: 12
...Frequent Errors in English Grammar: Articles and Possessive Markers Keiko Muto-Humphrey 1. Introduction During past decade or so, The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) has been making increasing efforts to shift the focus of EFL pedagogy from “correctness and accuracy” in English to “communicative ability” (MEXT 1998). In response to this, much emphasis has been placed on students’ ability to express themselves orally in class. This has, however, had the (undesired) effect of grammar and lexis being minimised in schools. We are now at a stage whereby the overwhelming majority of students enter universities with an insufficient knowledge of grammar and lexis. This paper will examine two error patterns committed by Japanese studying English as a second language: the genitive markers of/’s indicating possession; and the English article system a/an/the. The former is concerned with the misuse of the English preposition of, which I consider to originate in the L1. The analysis shown below manifests that it is difficult for Japanese students to distinguish between of and ’s: a comparison of this will ensue. The latter originates in the misuse/overgeneralisation of learning strategies: the usage of articles: a/an/the. The Japanese language lacks an article system, making this, “one of the greatest problems for Japanese learners [and this] is vividly revealed in the high frequency of mistakes,...” (Kimizuka 1968:78). After analysing the two...
Words: 7244 - Pages: 29
...The Algae Island which is made entirely out of seaweed is extremely strange, there are freshwater ponds and at night dead fish float to the surface but disappear in the morning. The strangeness of the island made Pi believe that it was a delusion “I was getting used to the mental delusion”(Martel 257). Pi describes the island too thoroughly and spends too much time for it to be a delusion. Richard Parker is one of the most important symbolisms in the story he represents God, he protects Pi from any danger that comes his way. Richard kills the hyena, the blind man who both intended to eat him and he doesn’t harm Pi even when there is nothing else to...
Words: 2321 - Pages: 10
