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Chekhov's use of the third-person limited point of view in "The Bet" allows describing the banker's self-contempt when the banker reads the lawyer's essay.
Answer: B
Explanation
In the story, “The Bet” Chekhov ended in a vague manner.
The story tells about a bet between a lawyer and the banker made.
The subject of the bet was whether death penalty or life sentence is merciful to an individual.
Those who read this story wish to know on the thoughts of the lawyer after he exits the prison but the feelings aren't revealed in detail but a glimpse of thoughts that run in the mind of the banker is shown.
The line in this excerpt from The Still Alarm by George S. Kaufman that demonstrates the use of understatement is "FIRST FIREMAN (feels the wall): It's pretty bad right now. "
Understatement refers to what is known to be true is conveyed less to create emphasis. Such statements downplay an important concept of the situation. Such statements are used to create irony or humorous tone.
Kaufman through this understatements mock the British and to parody British society. The calm manner of the characters in such a situation exemplifies the stiffness and excessive proper manner in which British act. For instance in such a fire ED is calm and is concerned about being proper by folding his shirt properly in a fire, also being calm of not being able to open the door of another room. Such reaction in a fire would not be considered normal. Hence, Kaufman mocks the stiffness and how amusing the ED reaction of being unaffected he is and not in hurry to go outside of the building safely.
I think that she talks about that she is happy that he is dead that she is finally free from everything from being told what to do or it could be the fact that she is saying that because her husband died he is now free in the sky and has nothing to worry about.
