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| deus ex machina definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | "an unrealistic or unexpected intervention to rescue the protagonists or resolve the conflict. the term means ""the god out of the machine"" and refers to stage machinery." | 10 sets | |
| 2 | in literature, the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem. | 10 sets | |
| 3 | an agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an apparently insoluble difficulty. | 8 sets | |
| 4 | an unexpected power or event saving a seemingly hopeless situation, esp. as a contrived plot device in a play, novel, or short story | 7 sets | |
| 5 | in literature, the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem | 6 sets | |
| 6 | god from machine | 4 sets | |
| 7 | god from the machine | 4 sets | |
| 8 | any active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve and insoluble difficulty | 4 sets | |
| 9 | divine intervention | 4 sets | |
| 10 | a god from a machine. | 3 sets | |
| 11 | in literature, the use of an artifical device or gimmick to solve a problem | 3 sets | |
| 12 | a god who resolves the entanglements of a play by supernatural intervention. | 3 sets | |
| 13 | god from a machine | 3 sets | |
| 14 | lame or contrived ending | 2 sets | |
| 15 | a mechanical device that lowered and raised actors on and off stage but which now means any improbable or easy means of ending a story. | 2 sets | |
| 16 | god of the machine | 2 sets | |
| 17 | something coming in fast at the last minute to save the day | 2 sets | |
| 18 | any artificial or improbable device resolving the difficulties of a plot. | 2 sets | |
| 19 | a god introduced into a play to resolve the entanglements of the plot. | 2 sets | |
| 20 | god as machine | 2 sets | |
| 21 | = "god from the machine." in modern drama and fiction, any forced or artificial device introduced by the author to solve some difficult problem with the resolution of a plot. for example, a last-minute reprieve saves the hero from wrongful execution. considered a weakness in serious drama, it is a common element in melodrama. | 2 sets | |
| 22 | any artificial or improbable device resolving the difficulties of a plot | 2 sets | |
| 23 | "god from machine" (saves the day) | 2 sets | |
| 24 | "god out of the machine" – unlikely contrived solution to resolve the plot or conflict. | 2 sets | |
| 25 | as in greek theater, the employment of any artificial device or gimmick that the author uses to solve a difficult situation | 2 sets | |
| 26 | as in greek theater, uses of an artificial device or contrived solution to solve a difficult situation, usually introduced suddenly and unexpectedly. | 2 sets | |
| 27 | overly simplistic ending to a drama, god from the machine making everything better | 2 sets | |
| 28 | literary convention that solved plot problems through extraordinary means | 2 sets | |
| 29 | god introduced by means of a crane | 2 sets | |
| 30 | a god from the machine | 2 sets | |
| 31 | improbable device used to resolve a plot | 2 sets | |
| 32 | god introduced into a play to resolve the entanglements of the plot | 2 sets | |
| 33 | a god introduced into a play to resolve the entanglements of the plot | 2 sets | |
| 34 | a god from the machine (miracle) | 2 sets | |
| 35 | literally "god from the machine"; in greek/roman drama the god lowered to the stage by machinery to resolve the conflict and extricate the protagonist from difficult situations | 2 sets | |
| 36 | a god from a machine | 2 sets | |
| 37 | any artificial or contrived device used at the end of a plot to resolve or untangle the complications | 2 sets | |
| 38 | an unexpected, artificial, or improbable character, device, or event introduced suddenly in a work of fiction or drama to resolve a situation or untangle a plot | 2 sets | |
| 39 | god out of machine | 2 sets | |
| 40 | "god in the machine" greek idea when gods would intervene to rescue the hero. now applies to anytime the hero is saved by a miraculous or improbable event | 1 set | |