What is the bet made between the lawyer and the banker? For fifteen years, the Lawyer would not be able to be free to wander, to see human beings, to hear the human voice, or to receive letters and newspapers. He was allowed to have a musical instrument and books, to write letters, to drink wine, and to smoke.
The banker went at once with the servants to the lodge and made sure of the flight of his prisoner. To avoid arousing unnecessary talk, he took from the table the writing in which the millions were renounced, and when he got home, locked it upon the fireproof safe.
The lawyer began zealously studying languages, philosophy, and history. He threw himself eagerly into these studies -- so much that the banker had enough to do to get him the books he ordered.
The lawyer sat immovably at the table and read nothing but the Gospel. Theological and histories of religion followed the Gospels. (Need theology and history of religion to understand the Gospel)
AFTER MAKING THE BET, THE BANKER TELLS HIMSELF THAT “GREED FOR MONEY” WAS THE LAWYER'S MOTIVATION FOR BETTING.
The banker, by this time, has gone broke due to his own recklessness and gambling. He begins to worry that the lawyer's bet with him will ruin him financially. In it, the lawyer proclaims his intention to renounce earthly goods in favor of the spiritual blessings.
In Chekhov's short story "The Bet," the terms of the bet are that the lawyer will stay in prison for fifteen years and the banker will "wager two million" (92). While the lawyer is in prison, he can have no human contact, but he can have "anything necessary--books, music, wine--" and anything else he requests (92).
When the banker opens the door into the cell, he discovers the lawyer now looking like a skeleton. He discovers a letter and reads it, but soon realizes the lawyer plans to lose. Five hours before the lawyer's time is complete, he runs away and terminates his eligibility to win the bet.
The correct answer is option D. The lawyer provoked the banker's decision to place the bet by proposing that he will remain in solitary confinement even longer than the banker suggests. The Banker places the bet on the confidence that capital punishment kills a person but lifetime imprisonment is worse than death.
The banker decides to end the BR by killing the lawyer. As he goes to see the lawyer he finds and reads a letter written by him. The banker doesn't kill the lawyer because the lawyer leaves early and ends the bet. Summarize the story in 5 sentences.
What was the bet between the lawyer and banker? The lawyer bet that he could stay in solitary confinement for 15 years if the banker paid him 2 million dollars.
The banker felt that death penalty was better than life imprisonment. However, the lawyer said that if he had to choose, he would choose life imprisonment as he felt that it is better to live anyhow than to not live at all. This led to an argument, which transformed into a bet.
The banker certainly wins the bet in terms of the money that he put up. Because the lawyer left the house before the 15 years were up, he loses and the banker keeps his money.
The banker wins the bet. The attorney escapes the night before he is to win the bet.
The banker mourns the life and experiences that he has deprived the lawyer of. The banker regrets placing the bet and thinks it was a stupid idea in the first place.