What is the role of a dialogue

Yes or no ? a philanthropist is stingy and greedy.

1. a poem that tells a story irony 2. taking on human characteristics narrative 3. a direct comparison between two things personification 4. words that are opposite the thoughts in a speaker's mind simile 5. implied comparison introduced with "as" and "like idiom 6. one's own manner of speaking metaphor

Identify how chekhov’s background and beliefs may have influenced his short story “the bet”.