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The Lady, or the Tiger? Summary & Study Guide Description
The Lady, or the Tiger? Summary & Study Guide includes comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. This study guide contains the following sections:
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The Lady, or the Tiger? Plot Summary
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"The Lady, or the Tiger?" begins with a description of a "semi-barbaric" king who rules his kingdom with a heavy hand. For punishing criminals, he has built an arena featuring two doors. The criminal must choose his own fate by selecting one of the two closed doors. Behind one door is a hungry tiger that will eat the prisoner alive. Behind the other door is a beautiful lady, hand-picked by the king, who will be married to the accused on the spot. The people of the kingdom like this system of justice, because the uncertainty of the situation is very entertaining.
The king has a beautiful daughter whom he adores. She secretly loves a young man who is a commoner. When the king discovers her illicit affair, he throws the young man in jail to await his judgment. For a commoner to love the king' s daughter is a...
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