Meaning of di ex machinis | Babel Free

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Noun. [C1]

Examples

“With Æschylus the popular divinities, like⟳ upstart creations of a later creed, are mere Di ex machinis, obedient to the all-powerful will of Destiny, which he ever contrives to keep⟳ in view⟳, and make⟳ us sensible of.”

“One thing certainly vexes me, the cool way these governing men with their positions above the working conflict come⟳ down as di ex machinis, quite unconscious of the intense interest⟳ these frog pattings have⟳ for the frogs and of their own⟳ ignorance of frog life I see⟳ how impossible it is for a Government like⟳ ours to promote⟳ good except by stopping evil.”

“They do not depend⟳ on external circumstances, implausible natural events, startling coincidences, and the other di ex machinis that stalk mechanically through much romantic fiction.”

“1976: Art Byrne and Seán McMahon, Faces of the West, 1875–1925: A Record⟳ of Life in the West of Ireland, Photographic [and] Literary, page 33 (Appletree Press⟳ Ltd; →ISBN, 9780904651126); and reprinted in:”

“As one who did well in the States he tends to use⟳ them as the source of Di ex Machinis to resolve⟳ the problems of his Irish characters.”

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