Lady or the Tiger

Better to have loved and lost than to have loved at all. There are often times when one's own emotion intercedes in a life-and-death decision, such that death is the preferred outcome. In the case of the short story "The Lady Or The Tiger," it seems to me that the princess would be more prone to directing her lover toward the tiger, primarily because she'd rather have him dead and pained for an instant than having to live for the rest of his and her life not being able to be together. Furthermore, this whole societal construct i ssaid to have barbaric tendencies, which would also make sense for the decision. All things considered, the emotional attachment had the power to override the concern for life. The tiger came out of the door.