Analysis Of Jealousy In Frank Stockton's 'The Lady Or The Tiger'

The princess is self-centered, like her father. They are both very passionate and caring, but tend to put themselves first over everything. When her father found out about her lover and his trial was set, she somehow found a way to know behind which door the princes and the tiger would come out. It was only when she found out that the princess behind one of the doors was one of the most beautiful in the land, that her hatred began to set in.

While many people consider love to be the most powerful motivation of all, the condition of the heart is what determines the strength of love. In Stockton’s “The Lady or the Tiger,” a beautiful princess’s love for another is overtaken by her selfish heart. The king discovers the forbidden love affair between his daughter and a courtier, and sentences the young man to choose his own fate. The Accused must decide between two doors, one with a lady whom he will marry. Behind the other door awaits a hungry tiger to execute a gruesome death.

We also know Iago is jealous of Cassio because in Iago’s soliloquy he said “If Cassio do remain/ He hath a daily beauty in his life/ This makes me ugly.” (5.1.18-20) What Iago is saying is, if Cassio remains alive he would be jealous because Cassio is beautiful and he is not.

“Violet has a Mercedes, a swimming pool, and room for a pony” Hyacinth repeated tells others. Hyacinth is somewhat jealous of Violet, yet uses her relationship with her sister in an attempt to impress people. Hyacinth will exploit people in an attempt to appear connected in social circles. Hyacinth feels that she is most like the upper class in society, and attempts to relate to them because she feels they think as she does. The actual reality is

Her significance stems from how relatable she was to women of the time. As a female who is generally oppressed by her society, and especially the men around her, such as Othello when he kills her simply for rumors that she may have cheated on him, the majority of women who came to watch Othello would resonate with the strength she carries herself with without any recognition. She even attempts to claim that she killed herself to save from ridicule Othello as she dies. Considering that women in the early 17th century would have had, and utilized, the ability to go to the theatre and support plays they enjoyed seeing, it makes very much sense that Shakespeare would have appealed to them in this way (Crowley). Thus it is likely that Desdemona’s, and Emilia’s, honest developments were influenced by awareness of a female audience.

However, most often, situations arise where quarrels happen between Harlequino and other characters who may wish to court Colombina. Such characters include il Capitano, il Doctore or Pantaloon (the son of Pantalone). Sometimes she is the rival to the Second Actress, tempting the Second Actor with her charms. She blatantly flirts with most male characters, besides her master, but doesn’t really mean it. You’ll know when she’s really interested, her overall flirtatious nature exploding

“When she beheld this lovely creature, the jealous woman at once thought, ‘By my life, this is a fine thing. ’”(The Young Slave). As the king’s wife discovers this child her

However, the princess suspects that one of the damsels in the court having some sort of relationship with her lover. It is said that “[the princess] had seen, or imagined she had seen, [the lady] throwing glances of admiration upon the person of her lover, and sometimes she thought those glances were perceived, even returned” (Stockton 4). Clearly, the princess feels suspicious of the lady because of her love for the man. She wants her lover to be only hers, so when she sees her lover interacting with another woman, naturally, she cautious around the lady, as she thinks there is something going on between the two of

This caused her to be unfaithful to many of her lovers. She used her powers to help men charm women with a love spell (Simon). Aphrodite was also one of the main causes of the start of the Trojan War. She was exchanged a golden apple that would make her the most fairest goddess. She promised Paris eternal love from Helen, who was already

Her temptress nature becomes apparent when Circe’s singing, combined with her sweet facade, lures Odysseus’s men to her, causing them to fall into her trap. One of Odysseus’s most trusted friends leads the group inside, as he announced that “a woman, a goddess perhaps, is singing sweetly within… Let’s call out to her, now” (1). Due to Circe’s beauty in her looks and her voice, she acts as bait to the group of men. This leads to their temporary downfall, since her appeal caused them to put too much trust into her. Had his comrades been permanently taken out, it is likely the hero would’ve ended up falling too, as he would have drastically less support than before.

Although the princess loved the prince, she had seemed quite jealous of the girl behind one of the doors. The narrator said that the princess had seen her lover and the girl talking, the princess also said how the girl was one of the fairest and loveliest ladies on damsels of court who had been selected for the prince. Jealousy can change people, out of jealousy the princess could be telling the prince to go to the door with the tiger behind it, the prince could pick the door he wanted I stead of choosing the door she wanted and then if he got eaten alive it would be his fault, and if he got married to the lovely lady then he would know that he chose the right fate

Jean, I agree with your response and I aslo think Curley 's wife is very flirtatious around other men because her husband doesn 't give her attention. Curley 's wife can behave carelessly because there 's no other female around, she feels lonely and has no one to talk to. A good example of this situation can be on page 78 when Curley 's wife was talking about her violent husband. Caroline, I agree with your response.

Steinbeck is often criticized as he wants the reader to feel sympathetic towards female characters in his books but yet he always gives them the role of a whore or a housewife. Steinbeck does this to show what society viewed women as and he exaggerates

One example is how he followed Lillian for two blocks (thinking that is ok) just to talk to her. Putting Max in a position where he is stripped of his masculinity, forces him interact with women differently. Max Reddick notoriously treats women horribly. Max sees women as sexual beings and nothing else unless they spike certain interest in him. When reminiscing on the women he slept with in the past, he makes crude comments about their bodies.

Jealousy is an attitude or disposition in which one is apprehensive of losing a position or affection, and becoming resentful or bitter in rivalry. In Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier explores the issue of jealousy through numerous characters and their relationships Three of the main characters who are affected by jealousy are Maxim de Winter, The narrator (The Second Mrs. de Winter), and Mrs. Danvers. Through these characters, Daphne du Maurier creates a study of jealousy and its destructive power in Rebecca. Jealousy has two consequences in Rebecca, it is a destructive force that threatens to destroy both Maxim and the narrator as well as it also blinds characters to the true natures of others. Maxim de Winter, as husband to Rebecca and owner