Piece of text evidence the giver how to live?

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The following question is based on your reading of a midsummer night’s dream by william shakespeare. why does puck transform bottom? a. to disrupt the play. c. to scare the mechanicals. b. for revenge on theseus. d. to scare the lovers.

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