Assertion: sitcom's character | /r/CapableOf | enter the play
Facets:
value: to resolve the conflict
type: PURPOSE
value: at the end of the drama
type: TEMPORAL
value: from the heavens
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: literally, “god from the machine”; refers to the character in classical Greek tragedy who entered the play from the heavens at the end of the drama to resolve or explain the conflict; in modern drama, refers to any arbitrary means of plot resolution.