The Bet by Anton Chekhov

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1. Mahmudul Hasan Id: 162-10-145 Department of English

2. The Bet by Anton Chekhov

3. Main Characters The Lawyer The Banker Topic of Argumentation: Capital Punishment

4. Result of Argumentation The lawyer went imprisonment for fifteen years to prove that life imprisonment is easier than execution.

5. The facilities that the lawyer will get during imprisonment are… Food, books, wine, cigerates , musical instrument, music. Place of prison is... The lodge of the banker. Conditions are… The lawyer will not get news paper, he will get everything which was written in the agreement but only through the little window of the lodge.

6. Some works of the prisoner during his imprisonment . 2 nd year: Asked for classics 5 th year: Asked for wine. 6 th year: Started studying language, philosophy, history.

7. Result of the bet The winner The looser

8. Lesson for the readers Both greed and solitude can destroy human life. Freedom is priceless and precious. Money is worthless but knowledge and science are priceless.

9. Lesson for the readers Both greed and solitude can destroy human life. Freedom is priceless and precious. Money is worthless but knowledge and science are priceless.