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[a young man is being given a life or death test by a king. if he chooses the door that hides the lady, he
can take her for a wife. but she is not the king’s daughter who he loves. if he chooses the door that hides
the tiger, he faces certain death.]
…the tiger-cages of the kingdom were searched for the most savage and relentless beasts, from which
the fiercest monster might be selected for the arena; and the ranks of maiden youth and beauty
throughout the land were carefully surveyed by competent judges in order that the young man might
have a fitting bride in case fate did not determine for him a different destiny. of course, everybody knew
that the deed with which the accused was charged had been done. he had loved the princess, and
neither he, she, nor anyone else, thought of denying the fact; but the king would not think of allowing
any fact of this kind to interfere with the workings of the tribunal, in which he took such great delight
and satisfaction. no matter how the affair turned out, the youth would be disposed of, and the king
would take an aesthetic pleasure in watching the course of events, which would determine whether or
not the young man had done wrong in allowing himself to love the princess.
the appointed day arrived. from far and near the people gathered, and thronged the great galleries of
the arena, and crowds, unable to gain admittance, massed themselves against its outside walls. the king
and his court were in their places, opposite the twin doors, those fateful portals, so terrible in their
similarity. all was ready. the signal was given. a door beneath the royal party opened, and the lover of the
princess walked into the arena. tall, beautiful, fair, his appearance was greeted with a low hum of
admiration and anxiety. half the audience had not known so grand a youth had lived among them. no
wonder the princess loved him! what a terrible thing for him to be there!
as the youth advanced into the arena he turned, as the custom was, to bow to the king, but he did
not think at all of that royal personage. his eyes were fixed upon the princess, who sat to the right of her
father. … her intense and fervid soul would not allow her to be absent on an occasion in which she was
so terribly interested. from the moment that the decree had gone forth that her lover should decide his
fate in the king's arena, she had thought of nothing, night or day, but this great event and the various
subjects connected with it. possessed of more power, influence, and force of character than any one
who had ever before been interested in such a case, she had done what no other person had done—she
had possessed herself of the secret of the doors. she knew in which of the two rooms that lay behind
those doors, stood the cage of the tiger, with its open front, and in which waited the lady. through
these thick doors, heavily curtained with skins on the inside, it was impossible that any noise or
suggestion should come from within to the person who should approach to raise the latch of one of
them. but gold, and the power of a woman's will, had brought the secret to the princess.

write a paragraph about the impact one specific story element has on the text. describe and explain
how this story element influences and shapes the text as well as your understanding of the text. be sure
to support your ideas with evidence from the text.