3- But even here the exuberant and barbaric fancy asserted itself. The arena of the king was built, not to give the people an opportunity of hearing the rhapsodies of dying gladiators, nor to enable them to view the inevitable conclusion of a conflict between religious opinions and hungry jaws, but for purposes far better adapted to widen and develop the mental energies of the people. This vast amphitheater, with its encircling galleries, its mysterious vaults, and its unseen passages, was an agent of poetic justice, in which crime was punished, or virtue rewarded, by the decrees of an impartial and incorruptible chance.
Paragraph 3 of "The Lady or the Tiger?" gives us clues about the story element of
plot -- we see the princess and her lover taking actions that move the story along.
character -- we see the character of the princess revealed.
setting -- we see the setting of the system of justice in this kingdom