Question

Read the excerpt below from the short story “The Bet” by Anton P. Chekhov and answer the question that follows. Among the company was a lawyer, a young man of about twenty-five. On being asked his opinion, he said: “Capital punishment and life-imprisonment are equally immoral; but if I were offered the choice between them, I would certainly choose the second. It’s better to live somehow than not to live at all.” There ensued a lively discussion. The banker who was then younger and more nervous suddenly lost his temper, banged his fist on the table, and turning to the young lawyer, cried out: “It’s a lie. I bet you two millions you wouldn’t stick in a cell even for five years.” Which type of conflict occurs in the excerpt above? rowdy internal external ironic

Answer 1

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Answer 2

The answer is: External

In this excerpt there are two young lawyers discussing their opinions about if they would prefer Capital punishment and life-imprisonment, they are discussing what they would choose and if they would really make that choice, this excerpt is narrating an external conflict.