Part B of this reading was an interesting plot twist and showed great dramatic tension between characters. I chose to write notes over "The Gambling Match" as it caught my attention. The plot thickens with the Pandavas brothers and the conflict with Duryodhana. He os overwhelmed by the power of the brothers and the conflict. Later the gambling games is introduced as Shakuni shows a bright future in the game with loaded dice. The gambling match was held at the pavilion after much debate. Many gathered to watch the match. The match rules were set by Yudhishthira. Duryodhana works greatly with the stakes while his partner Shakuni throws the dice. This did not settle nicely with Yudhishthira due to it not being a normal playing style. Yudhishthira's greedy playing style forced him to gamble away a lot of his belongings. He lost many vial playing cards such as his slaves and even kingdom. He set himself up for utter failure. This is a never ending cycle, as Shakuni was once a slave to the trade game. The story ends with Draupadi taking a win by Duryodhana. The winning included many slaves, which was ordered to come and sweep the chambers with others. Vidura was not happy with this idea and says that the Draupadi was not to be his slave due to Yudhi. Final ending showed the Duryodhana was cursed and the birth of a royal slave occured.
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