Deus ex machina (/ˈdeɪ.əs ɛks
ˈmɑːkiːnə/ or /ˈdiːəs ɛks ˈmækɨnə/) is a Latin calque from Greek ἀπὸ μηχανῆς
θεός (apò mēkhanês theós), meaning
"god from the machine". The term has evolved to mean a
plot device whereby a seemingly unsolvable problem is
suddenly resolved by the contrived and unexpected intervention of some new
event, character, ability or object.
Depending on how it is done, it can
be intended to move the story forward when the writer has "painted himself
into a corner" and sees no other way out, to surprise the audience, to
bring the tale to a happy ending, or as a comedic device.
Medea
(play)
Medea is an ancient Greek tragedy written by Euripides, based upon the myth of Jason and Medea
and first produced in 431 BCE. The plot centers on the actions of Medea, a
barbarian and the wife of Jason; she finds her position in the Greek world
threatened as Jason leaves her for a Greek princess of Corinth. Medea takes
vengeance on Jason by killing Jason's new wife as well as her own children with
him, after which she escapes to Athens to start a new life.
Medea is centered on a wife’s calculated
desire for revenge against her unfaithful husband. The play is set in Corinth
some time after Jason's quest for the
Golden Fleece, where he met Medea. The play begins
with Medea raging at Jason for arranging to marry Glauce, the daughter of Creon
(king of Corinth). The nurse, overhearing Medea’s grief, fears what she might
do to herself or her children.
Medea
In Greek mythology, Medea /mɪˈdiːə/ is a sorceress who was the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis, niece of Circe, granddaughter of the sun god Helios, and later wife to the hero Jason, with whom she had two children, Mermeros and Pheres. In Euripides's play Medea, Jason leaves Medea when Creon, king of Corinth, offers him his daughter, Glauce. The play tells of Medea avenging her husband's betrayal by killing their children.
Golden Fleece
In Greek mythology, the Golden Fleece is the fleece of the gold-hair winged ram, which was held in Colchis. The fleece is a symbol of authority and kingship . It figures in the tale of the hero Jason and his band of Argonauts, who set out on a quest for the fleece by order of King Pelias, in order to place Jason rightfully on the throne of Iolcus in Thessaly. Through the help of Medea, they acquire the Golden Fleece.
Jason returns with the Golden Fleece
Colchis
In Greco-Roman geography, Colchis /ˈkɒlkɪs/ was the name for a
region in the Southern Caucasus. Colchis was located on the eastern coast of
the Black Sea, centered on present-day western Georgia.
Colchis
is also an important land in Greco-Roman mythology, most notably as
the kingdom of Medea and the
Golden fleece
, destination of the Argonauts.
Kingdom of Colchis
Greek chorus
A Greek chorus is a homogeneous,
non-individualised group of performers in the plays of classical Greece, who
comment with a collective voice on the dramatic action. The chorus consisted of
between 12 and 50 players,
who variously
danced, sang
or spoke their lines
in unison and sometimes wore masks.
Dramatic
function:
Plays of the ancient Greek theatre always
included a chorus that offered a variety of background and summary information
to help the
audience follow the performance
.
字根自首
*contra- → opposite, against
eg. Contrast(noun)
: an obvious difference between two or more things
Contrary(noun) : the opposite
*fid-
→
trust, faith
eg. Confident(adjective) /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dənt/
fidelity(noun) /fɪˈdel.ə.ti/
= (LOYALTY)
生字
*iambic (adjective) /aɪˈæm.bɪk/
（詩歌）短長格的；抑揚格的
→describes a rhythm (= pattern of words) used in poetry, in which
each short syllable that is not stressed is followed by a long or stressed
syllable
*Assembly: /əˈsem.bli/ (noun)
(MEETING)
集會
→a group of people, especially one that meets regularly for a particular purpose, such as government, or more generally, the process of coming together, or the state of being together.
eg. the United Nations General Assembly聯合國大會
*acoustics (noun) /əˈkuː.stɪks/
→the scientific study of sound 聲學
*Controversial (adjective) /ˌkɒn.trəˈvɜː.ʃəl/
→causing disagreement or discussion 有爭議的；引起爭議
eg. The book was very controversial.
*sorceress (noun) /ˈsɔː.sər.əs/
= enchantress (noun) /ɪnˈtʃɑːn.trəs/
→a female sorcerer
*Infidelity (noun) /ˌɪn.fɪˈdel.ə.ti/
→(an act of) having sex with someone who
is not your husband, wife or regular sexual partner, or (an example of) not
being loyal or faithful
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