Refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this story. how does chekhov's use of the third-person limited point of view in "the bet" affect the story? he is able to reveal the lawyer's thought process upon deciding to leave the cell. it allows him to describe the banker's self-contempt when the banker reads the lawyer's essay. he is able to show the banker looking at the lawyer through the window of the cell. it allows him to tell the reader that the banker locked the lawyer's essay in the safe.

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.

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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.