Frank R. Stockton

Short Story Formal Paragraph The Lady or the Tiger The definition of conflict is a disagreement or argument. The story The Lady or the Tiger by Frank R. Stockton, is an interesting story, but understanding the different conflicts helps readers appreciate complexity the story which ensures it is an effective short story. First of all, the conflict of person versus self, when the princess is deciding which door to tell her lover to choose improves the story. “The question was asked in a flash; it must be answered in another” (131). This quote shows the readers that sometimes choices are difficult to make and often there is no right answer, a theme that is easy for readers to relate to. In present day, at least in Canada, there are no amphitheatres…

In the story, “The Lady or the Tiger” Frank R. Stockton creates a story about a man who had to choose a door that either had a lady or a tiger behind it. All of this pressure was in the hands of the princess. The man was in this trial because he committed crime of loving the princess secretly. The king was upset because there was no royal bloodline in the man. As the story went on it lead me more and more that he was going to pick the door with the beautiful maiden behind it. He was either going…

Have you ever been faced with an ultimatum so difficult, as if your life depended on it? This essay explores the story written by Frank R. Stockton, titled: “The Lady Or The Tiger”. It is a love story between a daughter of a barbaric king, and a lowly common man. The barbaric king, who was not pleased with the two lovers, imprisoned the lowly man. The barbaric king had a way of punishing his prisoners by throwing them into an arena where they either open a door to a tiger waiting to kill the…

In the short story, “The lady, or The Tiger?”, the author Frank R. Stockton creates a make believe tale about a barbaric King. Where a boy would have to choose a door, of which a vicious tiger in one and a lady in the other that he would immediately marry. The king did this where the boy would leave his daughter alone one way or the other. The girl knew of which was behind each door and she would have to choose if she wanted to see her lover with another girl, or to let the tiger kill him and be…

In the short story “The Lady or the Tiger” by Frank R. Stockton. He gives a story of a barbaric king and his daughter. Stockton gives the reader a story of how the king’s daughter falls in love with one of the kings courters. Stockton created this imaginary kingdom to gives the reader a story to read but all a mystery at the end. Well there is some evidence that the story will end one way and even more evidence that the story will end another way. Well I’m not going to tell you the story…

In the short story “The lady or the tiger?” Frank R. Stockton introduces the reader to a semi-barbaric king and his daughter, the princess. In his kingdom, justice is made by sending the accused person into the king’s arena and he had the choice to pick between two very similar doors. Inside door #1 is a ferocious tiger, hungry, and ready to attack if its door is pick. Behind door #2, however, is a beautiful maiden whom the accused person is to instantly wed to if fate chooses that way. Every…

Have you ever had to choose between a healthy salad, and a sweet snack? In medieval times someone who committed crime chose their fate. So, it was a hard choice. In Frank R. Stockton's "The Lady or the Tiger?" There was a king who was semi-barbaric. He had a daughter. She was a beautiful princess. She loved a youth that was not of a high power. The young boy and the princess fell in love. Which was completely forbidden in the king's mind. The young peasant was sent to trial. Where he had to…

In the story, "Lady and the Tiger" by Frank R. Stockton there was an arena that the king had some people build. The arena was built to decide criminal's faith. One day, the faith of the princess' lover was to be decided. The king didn't like the youth truly, because he loved his daughter. When the king discovered the existence of his daughter's lover he immediately ordered him to prison. In the arena, the criminal shall choose between two doors. Behind one door a genuinely fair maiden or a tiger…

The concert that I will be critiquing is the late Amy Winehouse, Live at Shepherds Bush Empire in London, England. On May 29th 2007, solo artist, Amy Winehouse performed along with her backing band, a soul group called The Dap-Kings. I chose to view this concert because Amy is my all-time favorite jazz/ soul singer. Amy performed songs from her masterpiece album "Back To Black" and a few songs from her debut album, "Frank". The Dap-Kings, male only band, consists of Dale Davis on the bass, Zalon…

Alfred the Great, the famous Saxon King during the late 800s is the main character in G.K. Chesterton’s The Ballad of the White Horse. History tells us that Alfred is the one responsible for protecting England’s Christian religion from Danish pagans in England. Alfred lost much of his authoritative power as a result of the successful attacks from Danish tribes. Reacting quickly, Alfred constructs an army by asking three of his closest friends, better known as chiefs, to each assemble an…