CLEP Humanities : Understanding Terminology That Describes Nineteenth-Century Drama
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Example Question #161 : Literature
The phrase "Chekhov's Gun" refers to the dramatic storytelling proposition that __________.
every element included in a play or story must have a reason for appearing in the story
a plot twist that comes from a mysterious or intercessory figure or event
a character who is used to explain the story to the audience
a twist ending that was not seen before in the story
an item that serves as a distraction from the main story
every element included in a play or story must have a reason for appearing in the story
"Chekhov's Gun" is named after the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, who once commented, "If you say in the first chapter that there is a rifle hanging on the wall, in the second or third chapter it absolutely must go off. If it's not going to be fired, it shouldn't be hanging there." The term is now used to describe any small element that is introduced into the story to be used later in the plotline.
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