"The Bet" is an 1889 short story by Anton Chekhov about a banker and a young lawyer who make a bet with each other about whether the death penalty is better or worse than life in prison. The story has a twist ending. As the story opens‚ the banker is recalling the occasion of the bet fifteen years before. Guests at a party that he was hosting that day fell into a discussion of capital punishment; the banker argued that capital punishment is more humane than life imprisonment‚ while the young lawyer
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ELL 207 Short Story Course SHORT STORY CRITICAL REVIEW Student’s Name: Date of Presentation: Story : The Bet Author: Anton Chekhov (1860 -1904) Central Character (Protagonist) : The Lawyer and the Banker (no names – generalization? You may mention this kind of ideas in your presentation) Setting : 1870s – 1880s in the banker’s mansion Narrator : Third Person‚ Limited Omniscience Events in Summary (Plot) : “Perhaps it was the sweetness of their
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would buy‚ debts he would pay off and extragarant trips he would go on all by himself. Thinking of how she would only be a burden to him‚ and how she wouldn’t be able to handle all that money Themes: Abstract This paper discusses how Anton Chekhov demonstrates that the mere thought of money can severely impact a personal relationship in his short story‚ "The Lottery Ticket." An older couple with a family holds what could be a winning lottery ticket‚ but resists checking the numbers while
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coming across as underdeveloped. The great realists of dramaturgy have relied heavily on implicit characterization which occupy the main body of their character driven plays. Examples of these playwrights are Henrik Ibsen‚ August Strindberg and Anton Chekhov. Such psychological epics as The Seagull indirectly characterise the protagonists so that the audience is drawn into their inner turmoils as they are slowly revealed over the three hours of time spent with the characters. The actors taking on these
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expectations especially when it comes to love. Expectations can be good‚ but can also bring negative outcomes‚ as evident in many literary works. For instance‚ authors such as Kate Chopin and Anton Chekhov delve into this theme of stubborn expectations. In “The Story of an Hour” by Chopin and “The Bear” by Chekhov‚ both short stories underscore the idea that impractical beliefs created by love can blind an individual’s perception. However‚ they consider two different routes the authors took in conveying
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opening scene of The Seagull by Anton Chekhov places emphasis on how out of touch he is with his surroundings “I somehow never…used to be here” supports this; Sorin himself symbolises “Old Russia” through the idea of his deteriorating health and old age struggling to adapt to the modern world (New Russia) It is evident that the playwright wanted to portray Sorin as a nostalgic character known to encountering disappointment and failed ideals; something that Chekhov was keen on expressing throughout
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World literature In translation * The concept of the world literature. * Henrik ibsen : an enemy of the people (public enemy) – ghosts. * Anton Chekhov: ivanov. * Wole soynka: death and the king Horseman. * Brain fried : translation * Gabriel Garcia Marques and the magical realism : a vary old man with enormous wings‚ the handsomest drowned man in the world. * Postcolonial theory Edward said’s : introduction to orientalism. * All critical literature produced and
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because it will always keep wanting more. Greed is only achieved through an individual’s selfish desires which creates conflicts in personal relationships and society. The short stories The Rocking Horse Winner‚ D.H. Lawrence‚ The Lottery Ticket‚ Anton Chekhov and Twins‚ Eric Wright illustrate this truth. These three short stories clearly portray that greed destroys relationships‚ fosters materialism within society‚ and causes betrayals. Greed can destroy relationships to a point where two people
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The Seagull/Ang Tagak The Seagull/ Ang Tagak is the second offering of Dulaang Up 37th Season which portrays art‚ love‚ and life. This is directed by Tony Mabesa‚ written by Anton Chekhov‚ and translated in tagalog by Rolando Tinio. The main characters are Konstantin Gavrilovich‚ Nina Zarechnaya‚ Irina Arkadina‚ and Trigorin. Other members include Polina‚ Shmaraev‚ and Medvedenko. Konstantin‚ a young writer‚ is in love with a beautiful and wealthy neighbor Nina
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"Poetic Realism" or "Bourgeois Realism‚" and major figures include Theodor Fontane‚ Gustav Freytag‚ Gottfried Keller‚ Wilhelm Raabe‚ Adalbert Stifter‚ and Theodor Storm.[6] Later "realist" writers included Benito Pérez Galdós‚ Guy de Maupassant‚ Anton Chekhov‚ José Maria de Eça de Queiroz‚ Machado de Assis‚ Bolesław Prus and‚ in a sense‚ Émile Zola‚ whose
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