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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 "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." | '''[[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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Latest revision as of 04:03, July 12, 2016
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."