# Chekhov's gun

> dramatic principle that every element in a story must be necessary, and irrelevant elements should be removed

**Wikidata**: [Q4352783](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4352783)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chekhov's_gun)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/chekhov-s-gun


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. Quora
3. [Chekhov's Gun | Tropedia | Fandom](https://tropedia.fandom.com/wiki/Chekhov%27s_Gun)