Question

In his first year of imprisonment, the lawyer rejects wine and tobacco, explaining that wine "excites desires, and desires are the chief foes of a prisoner; besides, nothing is more boring than to drink good wine alone,…" What can you infer about his character from this line of dialogue? (This is the short story bet by "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov

Answer 1

Through this line, it can be inferred that the lawyer was a young and impulssive man.

Step-by-step explanation:

'The Bet' is a short story written by Anton Chekhov. The story is about a bet between the lawyer and the banker about which punishment is more morale- capital punishment or life imprisonment.

In the stated words, the characterization of the lawyer can be infered to be a young and impulssive man. In his first year of imprissonment, the lawyer somewhat remains the same- admant and impulssive.