Month: June 2020

Frank Stockton’s “The Lady or the Tiger”, is an exciting and shocking story, mostly because of its open ending. Rather than arriving at a resolution, the short story closes with an open ending, leaving readers guessing. The ending of the story was unusual and begun numerous discussions and controversies. Stockton left readers debating between two very hard choices. An answer to this infinitely confusing question is presented here, along with supporting statements. 

In the short story “ The Lady or the Tiger”, there is a semi-barbaric king. The king had a strange method for the man who had fallen in love with his daughter. This man was to choose between two doors. Behind one of the doors was a savage tiger who will likely jump upon him and tear him to shreds. Behind the other was a lady, deemed appropriate by the king, whom the man shall marry. Choosing the door containing the tiger would declare the man as guilty, and send him to his death. If the man chose the door with the lady, he would be proven innocent, and is to marry the woman instantly. Based on whatever door the man chose, it would determine whether he was guilty or innocent, and whether he should live or die. 

Once the barbaric king found out about his daughter’s lover, he was furious, and decided to punish the man. He sentenced the convict to the two-door method that was mentioned before. The princess that the convicted man loved was extremely beautiful, and has a similar barbaric personality to her father. When the important day came, hundreds of citizens filled the amphitheater, excited and ready to see the fate of the man. Before choosing a door, the man glanced at the princess, as though he was asking for help. She held her right hand on her lap, secretly telling the man to choose the door on the right. Earlier that day, the princess had used her power and status to find out what was behind both the doors. The man went to that door and decisively opened it. The story ends there, giving readers a choice to finish it, while leaving them wondering.

There are many clues in throughout the story that suggests that the door contained a lion. First of all, if the princess chose the door with the lady, she would have a living reminder of her bad choice. Seeing her enemy and her loved one be together everyday will surely inflict more pain on the princess than anything else. Some might say that if she kills her loved one, it would be a lot more painful than seeing him marry another woman. This may not be the case, because the princess believes in the afterlife. If she was confident they would be together even after death, then she would have no trouble killing the man she loved. Choosing the tiger door saves the princess from the pain of watching the man she loves marry another lady.

In the story, it says “This semi-barbaric king had a daughter as blooming as his most florid fancies, and with a soul as fervent and imperious as his own.” This tells readers that the princess is as barbaric as her father. To be barbaric means to be cruel and uncivil. If she chose the door with the tiger, it most likely will not faze her as much as a normal person. Moreover, if the princess truly is similar to her father, she could be having the same thought process as him. The father thinks the lover is guilty and deserves to die. Of course, it is true that in the story is clearly stated that the two were close, but if the princess truly loved the man, she would not have had such a hard time choosing. If she truly loved the man, she would never want him to get hurt in any way. Even if she believed in afterlife, true love would overcome any beliefs that she had.

Any conclusions that readers come up with will take a lot of thought and consideration. Frank Stockton’s, “The Lady or the Tiger” is like maze that it yet to be finished. The author clearly states that the princess is similar to her father. She is a woman who wants to settle down her emotions, and get justice at the same time. The short story shows many clues that can help readers find a conclusion. As a result of these subtle hints, it is safe to say that the tiger was behind that door.

Would you let your lover perish at the claws of a vicious tiger, or let him be married to your sworn enemy? The Lady, or the Tiger?, by Frank R. Stockton is about a princess who had to make the decision for her forbidden lover. The question is, was it the lady or the tiger?

This story takes place in a semi-barbaric kingdom, where someone accused of a crime will be able to choose between two doors; one opens to a savage tiger while the other opens to a beautiful maiden whom you will marry immediately. This trial determines if one is guilty or innocent by chance, unlike modern times. This happened to the princess’s lover and he let her decide his fate as she knew what each door held. At the end of the story, we know that the princess pointed to the door on the right, but we don’t know what was behind it.

Before this event, the princess “had thought of nothing, night or day, but this great event and the various subjects connected with it.” Let’s say that the princess chose the one with the tiger. It’s stated that she loved her lover a lot, so why would she lead him to his death? However, the maiden behind one of the doors is one that the princess hates a lot, as the princess suspects she to steal her lover. Even if she doesn’t want him to die, he’ll marry another lady and they’ll still be separated from each other.

I believe that the princess chose the door with the tiger in it. Both of the doors would lead to her not being able to be with him again. If she chose the one with the maiden, she would still need to bear the pain of having her lover marry someone else. However, if she chose the one with the tiger, she’ll still grieve a lot but they will eventually be reunited in the afterlife. This kingdom is also “half-barbaric” so even though they aren’t as heartless, they still accept killing.

The content of the door on the right was never revealed so it is up to the readers to decide what the princess chose. Was it the lady … or the tiger?

Power and riches can turn a person from kind-hearted to cold, and from bad to ruthless. It can easily go to someone’s head and turn them into a person that they are not. In “The lady or the tiger?” by Frank R. Stockton, we are introduced to a king who was immediately described as “semi-barbaric.” Throughout this short story, the author describes how the king would throw any person or “criminal” in an arena and face them with a life or death situation. Either they could choose a door and be greeted with a beautiful maiden, or choose a different, identical door and be eaten by savage tigers. The king was semi-barbaric because of his immorality, biasness, and remorselessness.

The king was immoral because any person he deemed a criminal would be thrown in an arena. Even if that person was innocent, they could choose the door to the tiger. Both doors were bad options because the “criminal” had to marry the maiden. The king either forced the person into an unwanted marriage or an unwanted death. The king’s immorality would lead him to believe that it was okay to pluck a maiden out of her village and basically sacrifice herself for entertainment. Though she was not the one dying, there was a 50% chance that she had to give up her life because of the king.

Another reason that the king was semi-barbaric was because of his biasness. Sure, any father might be over-protective of their daughter, but to take the man interested in their daughter and throw them into an arena to not only be ridiculed by the public, but have a equal chance of dying or living an unhappy life is terrible. The king specifically chose the most ruthless, crazed tigers to be in the arena along with the most beautiful maiden in all the land. The king was biased against this man for liking his daughter, so he made sure that he would get the worst punishment regardless.

Lastly, the king was remorseless in all his actions. Considering how often the king must have punished people, that would mean that he also witnessed many people be eaten by tigers. Yet, he continues with these cruel and ruthless actions. He showed no remorse for targeting his daughter’s lover, and he never seemed to show remorse for any of the other men that he punished. Though all of the king’s actions were inexcusable, showing remorse would most likely make the reader more likely to forgive him. Villains turned good are very popular in all sorts of books, tv shows, and more. However, the king was a villain and stayed one.

In conclusion, the king from “ The Lady or The Tiger?” by Frank R. Stockton was a cruel, ruthless, and semi-barbaric man. He plucked maidens and men from the street and forced unto them a chance at a terrible life. The story focused on a specific man: the man in love with the king’s daughter. The king was close with his daughter so he decided to pull all the stops to ensure that the man would suffer whether he chose the maiden or the hungry, savage tigers. Though us readers don’t actually know what happened to the man, because the author left the ending ambiguous, we can assume that either way, the man suffered; and it was all the king’s fault.

At the end of the short story, we all know that the princesses lover chose the right door. The question is, was that the door for the tiger, or the door for the bride? Well, she does not want to go to the tiger, as this passage shows, “she started in wild horror, and covered her face with her hands as she thought of her lover opening the door on the other side of which waited the cruel fangs of the tiger!” (the lady, or the tiger) But she does not want her lover to chose the bride, either, as this passage shows,

“she
gnashed her teeth, and torn her hair, when she saw his start of rapturous delight as he opened the door
of the lady! How her soul had burned in agony when she had seen him rush to meet that woman, with
her flushing cheek and sparkling eye of triumph; when she had seen him lead her forth, his whole
frame kindled with the joy of recovered life; when she had heard the glad shouts from the multitude,
and the wild ringing of the happy bells; when she had seen the priest, with his joyous followers,
advance to the couple, and make them man and wife before her very eyes; and when she had seen
them walk away together upon their path of flowers, followed by the tremendous shouts of the
hilarious multitude, in which her one despairing shriek was lost and drowned!” (the lady, or the tiger) These passages from the story show that, to her, both of the doors are bad, because she does not want her lover to die by the tiger, but she does not want him to marry the woman, either, because she wants him for himself. It is extremely hard for her to decide, as this passage shows,

“Would it not be better for him to die at once, and go to wait for her in the blessed regions of semibarbaric futurity?
And yet, that awful tiger, those shrieks, that blood!” She is not sure, and as the story says, and even though she decided in an instant, it was after days and days of torture. (she did not want to decide) So anyway, if she is a more selfish person, who would not like to share her things, and would rather destroy them than share them, then she would probably have chosen the tiger, but if she is more selfless, and would share her things to not have them destroyed, she probably would have chosen the woman for her lover.

       

Mozart and Beethoven are both super amazing composers for music. But their styles and life is different. I mean in How they write their music and just their life story. 

Beethoven likes music that is very peaceful and steady and you can say “happy”. But when Beethoven writes his music, he has a style of writing his pieces “sad” and has emotion. When he wrote his song “Ode to Joy”. It is just the right fit to listen to when you are reading.This is true because “Ode to Joy” is very peaceful and calm.

Mozart wrote his songs he put a lot of loud bangs and impressive octaves, and was very emotional to some people. For example Requiem in D minor is a very “jumpy” piece and has a lot of emotions in the piece . So I would say that when Mozart writes his songs he thinks more of him and his life when he experiences the feeling of what this music feels.

  Now we talked about the different styles in Mozart and Beethoven. We all know that Music technically took over their lives, but during their life of becoming a musician was very challenging in a lot of ways. 

        Some similar things that Mozart and Beethoven have are they both are very very very talented in their music. They both started when they were little kids. But later when they grew up things started to change for them. Mozart wouldn’t really get accepted from many of the companies for music. Beethoven got very ill and later became death. 

Even though Mozart and Beethoven are super amazing and talented musicians. They also began a lot of struggle such as Mozart dying early in the 20s and Beethoven being death and very very sick and ill. Even though times are tough they still manage to write very nice songs and people all around the world enjoy there hard work.

Deaf he was, a musician he was

He wrote a lot of music, and earned lots of money

His music was great, but his hearing wasn’t so

He was embarrassed: a musician who can’t hear!

But he still wrote and played just as well

He went to kings and queens to perform his masterpiece

But he died shortly after, writing his 9th

He knew about the 9th, but his love for music was too great

So he wrote the 9th… And died.

Oh, a wonderful man, a wonderful musician.

He cared so greatly, but ignored the “curse”

His 9th was his finale, and a finale it quite is

Starting like A baby’s birth, A bird chirping

Ending like a heart stopping, a crow dying

He will always remain in our hearts,

As one of the greatest composers there is!

In my opinion, the young man who was in love with the Princess opened the door with the tiger in it.

The story of “The Lady, or the Tiger?” goes as follows: In a land where a semi-barbaric king ruled, an accused person would face a decision to open two doors. One of the doors would lead to a lady and the other door would lead to a hungry tiger. This was deemed fair.

The king had a daughter, who was the ” apple of his eye.” A young man loved the princess and the princess loved him back. Her father found out and the man was convicted. The man was given the choice with the two doors. The princess knew what door held the lady and which door held the tiger. She told him to choose the door on the right. No one knows what fate he faced.

Here are my reasons for why she told him to go to the door with the tiger in it:

First, if the Princess chose the door with the lady then the man would have been married to the lady and the Princess wouldn’t be with the man. She might have rather have him die than to be with someone else. Love is a strong emotion.

Secondly, as the short story says, she is “semi-barbaric” like the king. Normally, I would have thought that maybe she would be willing to lose her love interest for him to be still alive, but perhaps, as she is “semi-barbaric” she might not.

These are the reasons why I think the man opened the door with the tiger.

Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany, 1770. Both his mom and dad were musicians so music was in the family. He started to play the piano at 4, and he excelled at it. He moved to Vienna when he was 22 to study with Haydn, the famous composer. Because he was so good at playing the piano, lot’s of crowds surrounded him when he was playing the piano. He established himself as a famous piano player, but he wasn’t known for his compositions yet. In his late 20s, he started to become deaf, and experience a loud ringing in his ears. Since Beethoven really liked music, he was horrified that he was becoming deaf, and thought of committing suicide. Then, he thought about the things he would miss out if he died, so he kept going with it. When he was 39, he performed the famous Septet, one of his most popular pieces in his lifetime. Another one of his great pieces is his third symphony, also known as Eroica. Beethoven became more grumpy and started to dress scruffily and untidily and was more rude towards people. In 1809 lots of people gave Beethoven a lifetime annuity, but only if he agrees to stay in Vienna. He agreed and took the money. Beethoven wrote more symphonies, string quartets, operas. The final years of Beethoven’s life were bad. By 1815, he was almost deaf, and he had very poor manners. He really wanted to live with his nephew, Karl. He spent most of his money battling with Karl’s mom and he eventually lost. He later composed a symphony called Ode to Joy. He also composed his last string quartets at this point. He became ill at the last years of his life, with gout, rheumatic fever, and a bunch of other illnesses. He tried to make a Tenth Symphony while suffering on his deathbed, but he never got to complete it. He could not sleep at night, and he could barely move or drink. Ludwig van Beethoven died in March 1827, after four surgeries on a stomach wound which eventually got infected. Twenty thousand people lined Vienna’s streets at the musician’s funeral.

Well when we read that article and watched the video I personally thought that Beethoven was a better player because he like knew all the notes and the time between them. But when I watched the person play one of Mozart’s songs I thought that it was kinda wild and you would have too move your hands really fast. I don’t really like that, I’m the lazy guy you find in PE doing the very least amount of work.

When I thought hard about Beethoven I thought he seemed pretty chill and the music he created was more unique then everyone else and that if he was alive today I think he would be famous.

Then there is Mozart I personally thought that his music was alright but not as good as Beethoven’s. I thought as I said before that it was wild. So it would be good for my brother because he always tries to beat me in something. Mozart is a weird person from my perspective because sometimes his music goes really fast and then suddenly it slows to a crawl.

I thought that Mozart could learn to play at a tone each time.