Imagine you are writing a sequel to “The Lady or the Tiger.”
Directions:
Imagine you are writing a sequel to “The Lady or the Tiger.” Your story will pick up right as the lover is about to make his choice. Use this worksheet to plan your narrative. There are three steps to this assignment:
Step 1: Select what happens next.
Step 2: Complete the plot organizer (see the filled in example).
Step 3: Select and explain your narrative techniques.
Consider the climax of Stockton’s original story as the prologue (the part of a story that gives important background information) of your sequel. Use the filled-in example here to help you fill out your graphic organizer in Step 2.
Step 1. What happens next? Select one of the following outcomes as the basis for your sequel:
• Option 1: A tiger awaits behind the door.
• Option 2: A lady awaits behind the door.
• Option 3: The princess intervenes and stops the whole thing.
Have another idea? Contact your instructor for feedback and approval.
Your selection:
The princess intervenes and stops the whole thing.
Step 2. Respond to all parts of the organizer in 2-3 complete sentences, as in the example above. Be sure your plot events demonstrate artistic unity; they should logically flow in the story line. Remember, this is just a plan, you are not writing your full narrative, yet!
Plot Point Your responses in 2-3 sentences each:
Exposition: Briefly (2-3 sentences) describe the setting and situation to catch your reader up on how we got here. Then, include the outcome you selected in Step 1.
Description of setting and main characters in “The Lady or the Tiger”: The story is set in a semi-barbaric kingdom ruled by a king with an unusual method of administering justice: a situation whereby the accused is presented with two doors-one leading to a ferocious tiger and the other behind a woman (Stockton, n.d). The principal characters are the king, his daughter, the princess, and the princess’s lover, who is on trial.
Outcome you selected in Step 1 (you can copy and paste it here): The princess intervenes and stops the whole thing.
Rising Action:
How do the characters react to the outcome in your exposition? Summarize the reactions of the lover, the princess, and the king in 2-3 sentences each. The lover:
When the princess decides to intervene, the lover is puzzled and finally very happy, not knowing what the girl’s decision means to him. He waits nervously, wondering about the consequences of her intervention. Every minute passes by very slowly and painfully as he looks forward to a slight improvement in his bleak existence.
The princess:
Despite the conflict between her feelings of jealousy and love, the princess takes a stand to halt the wedding ceremony with courage. She is aware that her actions will cause a huge commotion but is willing to risk everything to save her lover. Her heart is full of sorrow because she knows that her involvement will completely change the situation.
The king:
The king is angry that his daughter disobeyed him and that she has challenged him as well as his justice system. The veins in his forehead were throbbing with anger, and he tried to keep the rampaging crowd under check. The king gets angry when he sees that the woman is challenging his superiority and authority.
Climax:
In 2-3 sentences, summarize what will happen in the turning point in your sequel. The king looks furious and interrogates the princess on why she has pulled the plug on the trial. The princess expresses her love to the accused and begs for his life, asserting that she is ready to endure the royal anger.
Falling Action:
Select at least two of the following characters and summarize how they will react to the climax in 2-3 sentences each:
1. The lover
2. The princess
3. The king
4. The bride Character 1: The lover
The lover is full of gratitude and anxiety at the same time. He worries about what will happen to the princess and has no idea what their future holds since the king’s power has been questioned.
Character 2: The Princess
The princess does not back down and justifies her actions, insisting that real justice cannot be left to fate. She gets ready for her father’s response because she is sure of her love and choice.
Character 3 (Optional):
Resolution:
What is the new normal for these characters? In 2-3 sentences each, summarize two ways the characters in this story have been changed by or have learned from this experience.
1. The king observes that the crowd has mixed feelings and thinks that the princess’ act has sparked a debate on the issue of justice and mercy. Finally, he kindly spares the lover’s life but banishes him from the kingdom.
2. Despite the pain that she experienced, she could at least know that her lover is protected. She promises to reform the kingdom’s savage customs and become the movement’s leader for more civilized laws.
How will you ensure all questions are answered and loose ends are tied, supplying a clear ending? Explain in 2-3 sentences. The story’s last scene will be the princess saying farewell to her lover before he is sent away into exile. The king’s internal debate of his daughter’s rebelliousness and the crowd’s response to the occurrences will suggest future reforms of the kingdom’s justice system.
Step 3: How do you want the reader to feel throughout your story? Review and select at least two of the following narrative techniques to establish mood and tension in your sequel:
• dialogue
• flashbacks
• foreshadowing
• juxtaposition
• pacing
• perspective
• stream of consciousness
**You must include at least two narrative techniques in your final narrative.**
Narrative Technique In 2-3 sentences:
1. Include an explanation of how this narrative technique will create mood and/or tension.
2. Explain where you plan to use it in your narrative.
1. Dialogue Explanation: Dialogue will build mood and tension by directly depicting the characters’ feelings and intentions. This will illustrate the princess’s resolve, the lover’s desperation, and the king’s fury.
Planned Use: Dialogue shall occur when the princess begs her father during the climax and when she bids her lover during the resolution.
2. Flashbacks Explanation: Backstories will be used as flashbacks to shed more light on the characters’ reasons for their actions and previous relationships.
Planned Use: There will be memories of the moments with the lover that will show why the princess is ready to disobey the father for him, and there will be memories of decision-making that has given the king a strict sense of justice.
3.(Optional) Foreshadowing Explanation: The foreshadowing technique will create suspense and make the readers guess what might happen in the future.
Planned Use: Foreshadow will be incorporated at the beginning of the story to hint at the princess’s rebelliousness against her father’s rule.
Reference
Stockton (n.d). The lady or the tiger?
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