Difference between revisions of "Chekhov's gun"
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| − | [[Anton Chekhov|Chekhov]]'s gun is the dramatic principle that details in a set should be used. The name comes from Chekhov's statement | + | '''[[Anton Chekhov|Chekhov]]'s gun''' is the dramatic principle that details in a set should be used. The name comes from Chekhov's statement "If in the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall, then in the following one it should be fired. Otherwise don't put it there." |
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Revision as of 20:30, November 14, 2008
Chekhov's gun is the dramatic principle that details in a set should be used. The name comes from Chekhov's statement "If in the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall, then in the following one it should be fired. Otherwise don't put it there."