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A common plot device in these first Greek place was the 'Deus Ex Machine' or 'God in the Machine', wherein the gods themselves were put in the play to resolve a plot hole and move the story forward. true or false

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Answer:

The answer is false.

Step-by-step explanation:

The mentioned term was actually used because of the common in Ancient Greece that the gods who were played by the actors were usually brought into the stages through the usage of certain machines.

Most of the great tragedy writers such as Euripides were using this method.

Even, afterwards this was a common practice.

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