Analysis of Conflict in "The Lady or the Tiger" by Frank R. Stockton

In "The Lady or the Tiger" by Frank R. Stockton, internal conflicts arise as the princess struggles with jealousy and decision-making, while external conflicts unfold between characters and outside forces like fate, society, and nature. Complications add layers of difficulty to the plot, leading to a tense climax where choices are made that have far-reaching consequences.

• Conflict analysis
• Frank R. Stockton
• Internal conflicts
• External conflicts
• Decision-making

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1. The Lady or the Tiger by Frank R. Stockton Conflict Review

2. Conflict A struggle between two opposing forces or points of view. There are two types (internal and external)

3. Internal When a character struggles with a force within themselves.

4. Internal Conflict Example The princess struggles with the decision to point to the direction of the door that contains a lady (the one lady that she is jealous of and hates the most), or she has to decide if she can stand watching her lover get attacked by a ferocious tiger. The princess struggles to overcome her jealousy!

5. Internal Conflict Example The young courtier (knowing the nature of the princess) has to decide whether or not to trust the princess.

6. External Conflict A struggle between a character and an opposing outside force. (person vs. person, person vs. fate, person vs. nature, person vs. God/gods, person vs. society)

7. External Conflict Man vs. man (courtier vs. semibarbaric king) Man vs. fate (courtier vs. trial s chance) Man vs. Society (courtier vs. audience acceptance of this form of judicial system) Man vs. Nature (courtier vs. tiger) Woman vs. Woman (pricess vs. fairest lady)

8. Complications Events/situations that add difficulty to solving/resolving the problem

9. Examples of Complications The doors look identical, can t hear, it s different every time, it s a 50/50 chance The woman behind the door is the fairest lady in the land and the one woman the princess hates The most ferocious tiger was chosen

10. Climax The princess points discretely to the right door (she know what is behind each one) The courtier opens the door

11. Falling Action Something comes out of the door

12. Resolution Missing The author leaves it up to the reader! You decide if the courtier is devoured or married.