In “The Bet” by Anton P.Chekov the lawyer was actually
facing a conflict with his own mind in order to uphold his side of the bet. It
was actually a very simple looking bet in the beginning between the lawyer and
the banker. The banker felt that death sentence was better than prison sentence
for a long time but the lawyer was of the opposite opinion. The bet was for the
lawyer to remain in solitary confinement for a period of 15 years and if he was
successful then the banker would pay the lawyer 2 million rubles.
