The story is told from the Banker’s thoughts and feelings. his desire for money Internal: The Banker – desire to kill the lawyer vs. life imprisonment more immoral Internal: The prisoner – the meaning of his life vs. Year 10: sat immovably at the table and read only the Gospels, theology, histories of religion Last 2 years: read immense quantities of natural sciences, Shakespeare, Bryon, and medicineĩ Plot Rising Action/Complications Climaxīanker remembers how he gambled his millions Realizes the lawyer has won the bet, but he has no money to be able to pay Climax Banker goes to the lodge late at night with the intention of killing the lawyerġ0 Plot Falling Action Denouement/Resolutionįinds the lawyer face down asleep Discovers and reads the letter Returns to the house Is informed by the watchmen that the lawyer had left Denouement/Resolution Takes the letter from the table and locks it up in a fireproof safeġ1 CONFLICTS Elemental: Capital punishment more immoral vs.
Played the piano/refused wine and tobacco Year 2: No piano/ asked for the classics Year 5: music again/ ate/ drank wine/lay in his bedĨ Plot Flashback Year 6: studied languages, philosophy, and history Cannot see or talk to anyoneĥ Plot Exposition/Basic Situation Flashback interrupts the storyīanker introduced as the main character Dark autumn night Remembers the dinner party he had given 15 years ago Flashback interrupts the storyĦ Plot Flashback Leads to the bet between the Banker and Lawyerĭinner party Autumn Disagreement arises over the use of capital Punishment Leads to the bet between the Banker and Lawyer Lawyer accepts the betħ Plot Flashback Year 1: loneliness and depression/ constantly
Places a bet with the Young Lawyer concerning an argument over capital punishment Young Lawyer 25 years old Would rather choose life in prison over death Takes the Banker’s betĤ THE BET The Young Lawyer must live isolated for 15 years with no human contact Live in the lodge on the Banker’s property Can have books, food, wine, mail, etc. Lodge where the young lawyer resided on the Banker’s propertyģ CHARACTERS The Old Banker Young Lawyer Spoiled and frivolous
2 SETTING Set in Russia in 1885 Autumn Party at the Banker’s estate
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