It comes from play writing advice attributed to Anton Chekhov: ‘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.’ In other words, everything that is introduced in a story needs to have a function.
Ida No over 6 years ago
“Why, what do you think is going to happen next?”
Randy B Premium Member over 6 years ago
We’ve seen it. It’s too late.
Masterskrain Premium Member over 6 years ago
But Chekhov had a Phaser…
triathlete1066 Premium Member over 6 years ago
It comes from play writing advice attributed to Anton Chekhov: ‘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.’ In other words, everything that is introduced in a story needs to have a function.