Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A machine: used only as a Latin word.
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Deus ex machina is a term from Greek drama referring to when a god was introduced to the stage -- a crane that would lower an actor from the top of the stage who was wearing a mask that projected their voice, who would make a pronouncement of a sudden change of fortunes for the characters, by the gods 'decree.
John Wellington Ennis: How Rahm Bombed John Wellington Ennis 2010
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Deus ex machina is a term from Greek drama referring to when a god was introduced to the stage -- a crane that would lower an actor from the top of the stage who was wearing a mask that projected their voice, who would make a pronouncement of a sudden change of fortunes for the characters, by the gods 'decree.
John Wellington Ennis: How Rahm Bombed John Wellington Ennis 2010
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Now, resorting to a deus ex machina is (rightly in my opinion) criticised as a sign of weak writing.
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Deus ex machina is a term from Greek drama referring to when a god was introduced to the stage -- a crane that would lower an actor from the top of the stage who was wearing a mask that projected their voice, who would make a pronouncement of a sudden change of fortunes for the characters, by the gods 'decree.
John Wellington Ennis: How Rahm Bombed John Wellington Ennis 2010
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Deus ex machina is a term from Greek drama referring to when a god was introduced to the stage -- a crane that would lower an actor from the top of the stage who was wearing a mask that projected their voice, who would make a pronouncement of a sudden change of fortunes for the characters, by the gods 'decree.
John Wellington Ennis: How Rahm Bombed John Wellington Ennis 2010
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I miss BKV so much ... and ex machina is coming to a close.
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That is what separates a deus ex machina from a more acceptable, albeit fantastical ending – the extraordinary event or item is in-keeping with, and respects the reality created.
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Deus ex machina is a term from Greek drama referring to when a god was introduced to the stage -- a crane that would lower an actor from the top of the stage who was wearing a mask that projected their voice, who would make a pronouncement of a sudden change of fortunes for the characters, by the gods 'decree.
John Wellington Ennis: How Rahm Bombed John Wellington Ennis 2010
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However, I think the hint of deus ex machina is deliberate and I'm guessing that God is, indeed, intervening in events for an, as yet, unexplained purpose.
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Deus ex machina is the favorite tool of lazy writers.
Sound Off: The Happening - What Did You Think? « FirstShowing.net 2008
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