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“The Bet”

“The Bet”. Anton Chekhov. Capital Punishment :. The lawful infliction, by the state, of death as a punishment; the death penalty. Death penalty. Life in prison. h ubris :. an excess of ambition, pride, or arrogance (in Greek tragedy ) ultimately causing the transgressor's ruin.

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“The Bet”

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  1. “The Bet” Anton Chekhov

  2. Capital Punishment: • The lawful infliction, by the state, of death as a punishment; the death penalty.

  3. Death penalty Life in prison

  4. hubris: • an excess of ambition, pride, or arrogance (in Greek tragedy) ultimately causing the transgressor's ruin

  5. vanity • conventionalusage: the excessive belief in one's own abilities or attractiveness to others. People who are vain are excessively concerned with how others perceive them.

  6. Pride Continuum • vanityPRIDEhubris

  7. caprice • A sudden, unpredictable action, change, or series of actions or changes; impulsiveness

  8. List evidence, with page numbers, for each of the characteristics below. • banker’s caprice: lawyer’s hubris:

  9. Trace the escalation of events in the story: • 1. What is the originalargument (man v. man conflict) that spawned the bet in the first place? • 2. How does the banker’s reaction to the lawyer spark an escalation in the conflict? • 3. How does the lawyer’s response make the situation even more absurd? • 4. Examine the final terms of the bet. Explain how far afield those final terms are from the originalargument.

  10. Russian society and reformersEconomic pyramid • Very rich; nobility • Middleclass(Professional) • Peasants • and serfs

  11. Use both the story itself and your own logic to answer the following questions: • Why doesn’t Chekhov name his characters in “The Bet”? • Where do both the banker and the lawyer fit into the economic pyramid? • What might Chekhov be saying about that particular segment of Russian society? This would be directly related to the author’s purpose.

  12. How much money do you estimate that the banker spent on this bet? Go back and list quickly all of the things he would have had to pay for, from before the lawyer entered the room right up until the end.

  13. Elements of Literature Story: ”The Bet” Author: Anton Chekhov • Exposition: • Point of view: • Setting: • Protagonist: Antagonist:

  14. Direct characterization for protagonist: • Indirect characterization for protagonist: • Types of conflicts with examples: • Examples of foreshadowing/what is foreshadowed: • Themes: • Irony (verbal, dramatic, situational):

  15. ** Anything distinctive about this story:

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