The Lady, or the Tiger?

What are the motifs in The Lady, or the Tiger? by Frank R. Stockton?

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Love and passion are recurring ideas.Until the king discovers their affair, the young man and the princess love each other and are very happy-or so it seems. In reality, the princess is deeply Jealous of a young female courtier she perceives as being attracted to the young man. This perception arouses her passionate hatred for the young woman. In contrast, the young man places his fate in the princess's hands by unquestionably trusting her indication to choose the right-hand door. His love for her is unflinching, even though she may be sending him to his death. The narrator also relates that the king loves his daughter very much. But can this declaration be trusted? If the king truly loves his daughter, would he impose such a sentence on the man she loves?