In "The Lady, or The Tiger," do you think the lady or the tiger will be chosen?

Key to thinking about the answer to this question is the
motivation of the king's daughter. We are given key clues that help us identify more
about the kind of person she is and based on that we are able to make inferences based
on how she would decide the fate of her lover. Another thing to consider is how the
author of this excellent tale gives us enough evidence to support both choices without
indicating that one would be more unlikely than the other. Consider how he does
this:

How
often, in her waking hours and in her dreams, had 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!

But how much oftener had she seen him at the other
door" How in her grievous reveries had she gnashed her teeth, and torn her hair, when
she saw his start of rapturous delight as he opened the door of the
lady!

Both options are shown
to be equally terrible to the princess, and so when we consider which she chose for her
lover, we are left confused and unsure - evidence is provided to suggest that both are
possible. How you decide to answer the question will probably say more about you than it
will the story, for it is a masterful example of ambiguity.