Effective Communication in The Lady or the Tiger

Then it was that his quick and anxious glance asked the question:
Which (Stockton 5)?
In the time of the story, a semi-barbaric king, finds a way of implying justice on
offenders against his rule. He places the offender in a Roman-like arena and has him
choose to open one of either of two doors that would open into the arena. Behind one
of the identical doors either was a tiger that could eat him to death, or a beautiful lady
in which he would be married to at once. It mattered not that the man may be
married or otherwise committed, for the king would not care. The fate was to be
decided by chance alone, and no one who knew of the placement behind the doors
was allowed to inform him which to elect. The man who had an affair with the kings
daughter is stood in front of the two doors, but the catch here is that the princess
knows which door holds death or life. The man asks the princess for help, signalling
hand gestures to which door he should open. Of course, having an affair must have
meant that the princess loved the man, but would she live with guilt or envy for the
rest of her life? The story leaves the reader to decide which door the princess told him
to open, envy or guilt.
This story is a great example of effective communication. This story shows how
two people can communicate, and whether that communication has a important
impact or not. Being an effective communicator means to be able to communicate
with confidence and in a variety of modes. In this story, the princess and the mans
communication is vital because it can decide the the mans life. Thus, although we do
not know the ending of the story, we can conclude for a fact that communication was
taken place, whether that lead to a good cause or not.