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.