Tuesday, March 6, 2012

What is the meaning of Deus Ex Machina?

Something or someone that comes in the nick of time to solve a difficulty.What is the meaning of Deus Ex Machina?
It means God as the intervening cause of some event or outcome.
Deus is God. Machina is machine (or device, etc.). Usually, it's referring to God (or a higher purpose) stepping in to put things on the right track.What is the meaning of Deus Ex Machina?
Linguistic considerations:

The Latin phrase "deus ex machina" has its origins in the conventions of Greek tragedy. It refers to situations in which a mechane (crane) was used to lower actors playing a god or gods onto the stage. Though the phrase is accurately translated as "God from a machine," in literary criticism, it is often translated to "God on a machine."[citation needed] The machine referred to in the phrase is the crane employed in the task.



Modern uses:

The phrase has been extended to refer to any resolution to a story that does not pay due regard to the story's internal logic and is so unlikely that it challenges suspension of disbelief, allowing the author to conclude the story with an unlikely, though more palatable, ending.



In modern terms the deus ex machina has also come to describe a being, object or event that suddenly appears and solves a seemingly insoluble difficulty, where the author has "painted the characters into a corner" that they can't easily be extricated from (e.g. the cavalry unexpectedly coming to the rescue, or James Bond using a gadget that just so happens to be perfectly suited to the needs of the situation).
Machine of the GodsWhat is the meaning of Deus Ex Machina?
God is a machine.
Gods coming to whip your ***.
it means a miricle or somthing wonderful
Deus Ex Machina literally means "god out of a machine" in Latin and is used to describe , or improbable character, device, or event introduced suddenly in a work of fiction or drama to resolve a situation/plot. It is often seen in Ancient Greek tragedies especially in the ones written by Euripides. However in his work "Poetics", Aristotle criticizes the use of deus ex machina and argues that the resolution of a plot must arise internally, following from previous action of the play.
it is a twist in a plot that isn't logical that the author needs to fix a problem, something that doesn't make sense
A resolution to a plot problem that is too convenient for the writer and unbelievable to the audience.
dont care
It means some miraculous thing that pops out of nowhere and wraps up all the loose ends.
"god out of a machine" describes an artificial, or improbable character, device, or event introduced suddenly in a work of fiction or drama to resolve a situation or untangle a plot...
god out of a machine
"someone or something which comes to the rescue at the last moment "
Twice the machine

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