Choice of music for "The lamb to the slaughter" by Roahl Dahl

The music that I think suit best is Chopin Nocturne no. 8 op. 27 no. 2. Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cxkLZoEFEk&feature=related .

The music starts very soothingly in major key, just like when Mr Maloney came home, her wife thought that it would be any other ordinary night that is peaceful and calm. However the music slowly change into still soothing, but in minor key.The meaning is that the wife starts to sense that something is fishy and not right. Slowly, the music starts to ascend louder and louder, as Mr Maloney told her wife that he wanted a divorce, which is a big shock to Mrs Maloney. Mrs Maloney did not dare to believe what she heard, and the music quieten down in a sorrow tune as she felt that everything is over. The music then turned in to major key in different pace like brief or slow as she thought for a moment the different happiness that they had together previously. However, as she turned back to face reality, she started to become very angry, disappointed and have the urge of wanting "revenge" as the music turn into the loudest of the whole song as thoughts raced through her mind and she gets very infuriated. "Why did my husband betrayed me? Why did he..." Mrs Maloney thought. As the music turns very quickly from minor to major, then from major as Mrs Maloney killed her husband with the lamb leg. Then the music turns into very peaceful as she thought that what will happen to her and her child inside her stomach?And as she faced the reality, she thought that she was going to get killed and she thought once again that everything was over.

Thinkings

I think that the princess, which was semi-barbaric would rather kill the man than let the other women marry him as she was a cruel and heartless person. If I were the princess, I would also kill the man or else I would certainly be mocked at by the other woman as she stole her man away from her and had succeeded. Partly because that she was a princess, that is why she would not allow anybody to hurt her pride or break her heart. She was a princess, not any other ordinary woman who had no power. She was selfish, and her selfishness resulted in a person's death. Would she regret killing him? I think that she would most probably forget that she killed the man she loved so much as she most probably have done this type of things. However, this would cast a shadow over her heart and she would always, or forever feel that something inside is loss. If the princess had cherished her love and if they were so true to each other, then the princess would have begged her father not to do the test on him or else, she would have told him the forget her pride and tell him the door to the marriage. In a nutshell, I think that love is not selfishness and it would need a sacrifice when needed.

Ending("The lady, or the tiger?"by Frank R. Stockten)

Slowly, the man opened the door. Suddenly, the air seemed to tense up. The moment seemed like eternity. Perspiration dripped from the man's forehead, his back soaked with sweat. For a moment, everything seemed to pause. Everybody stared at the door and watched. Nothing seemed to come out. "Was that the silence before death or the..."the man thought out loud.

The princess had betrayed him. A huge tiger, almost thrice the size of him, stepped out of the metal cage. It bared its sharp fangs, and let out a loud roar. Not those skinny, young, weak and inexperience tiger but it was those that would send chill down an experience and armed hunter's spine. Its fur, or rather its coat, reflected light off its smooth skin under the blazing hot sun.

Without any warning, the tiger pounced. Swift and silent, the tiger arched its back and landed on the man's body, pinning the man to the ground. The man struggled for its life but to no avail. The tiger was too strong for him. It slashed at him with its sharp jaws and stood back for a moment.

The man tried to stand up, but he was too weak. Then, he collapsed to the ground with a loud "thud". He used his last ounce of strength to turn his head to look at the princess. Everything he saw was red. The princess stared at him with eyes so cold and hard. When the tiger finally did his fatal pounce, the man saw the princess turn her head away. However, he saw tears brimmed in the princess's eyes before total darkness. A man, a true man died in the evil hands of a princess.