Deus ex Machina

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf literary device
plot device
gptkbp:criticizedFor can be seen as lazy writing
gptkbp:etymology gptkb:Latin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Deus ex Machina
gptkbp:introducedIn 5th century BCE
gptkbp:meaning god from the machine
gptkbp:method unexpected intervention
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:The_Lord_of_the_Rings
gptkb:Homer's_Odyssey
gptkb:Medea
Euripides' plays
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Roman
gptkbp:purpose resolve complex plot
gptkbp:relatedConcept plot twist
narrative device
contrivance
gptkbp:type introduction of a new ability
introduction of a new character
introduction of a new event
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:film
gptkb:literature
gptkb:television
gptkb:theatre
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Michael_Daugherty:_Metropolis_Symphony
gptkb:Michael_Daugherty:_Lost_Vegas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7