THE BET
By: Antov Chekhov
Presentation by: Adam Conlan
Time: 1870-1885
Main characters: The Banker and the Lawyer
Plot Diagram
EXPOSITION
-A Banker bets a lawyer two-million dollars that he can't stay in a jail for 15 years after they git in an argument over capitol punishment.
RISING ACTION
-They take the bet, but the banker is having doubts about the real reason of the bet and why it's important.
-The Lawyer is becoming very bored over time, and starts obsessing over books of many natures.
CLIMAX
-the banker decides to kill the lawyer so he doesn't have to be in more debt, even if it means the rest of his life in prison.
-When the banker goes to kill the lawyer, he reads a note on the ground saying the lawyer will call of the bet on the last day because he is wiser than when the bet started.
RESOLUTION
-the banker goes down to the "prison" and sees that the lawyer had left.
-the banker takes the note to avoid rumors from spreading.
Money can't by wisdom.
- "So this foolish, senseless bet came to pass."
-"Can money buy wisdom? No."