Deus ex machina Ellu Mumm 11.a

Deus ex machina L iterally "god from the machine“ D erives from the world of Greek tragedy A god brought on the stage by a mechanical device S implistic technique of resolving a plot

L iterally "god from the machine“

D erives from the world of Greek tragedy

A god brought on the stage by a mechanical device

S implistic technique of resolving a plot

“ A n improbable contrivance in a story characterized by a sudden unexpected solution to a seemingly intractable problem .”

The mechanical device Greek theatre 5th century BC Crane M ovement through the air

Greek theatre

5th century BC

Crane

M ovement through the air

Contexts Music (many albums, songs, bands) Television (series’ episodes) Film (The Matrix Revolutions, Donnie Darko, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, film company) Literature (books, short stories) Video games (1980’s pseudo multi-media computer game)

Music

(many albums, songs, bands)

Television

(series’ episodes)

Film

(The Matrix Revolutions, Donnie Darko, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, film company)

Literature

(books, short stories)

Video games

(1980’s pseudo multi-media computer game)

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Used materials http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deus_ex_machina http://thepugetnews.com/2008/06/12/learn-something-deus-ex-machina/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deus_ex_machina

http://thepugetnews.com/2008/06/12/learn-something-deus-ex-machina/