What is a MacGuffin device?

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1. What is an example of deus ex machina?
2. Why is it called a McGuffin?
3. What is Deus Ex Machina and examples?
4. Where does the term ex machina come from?
5. Is the ring a MacGuffin?
6. Why does Ralph cry at the end of the novel?
7. What is the purpose of a MacGuffin?
8. Does Jack die in the Lord of the Flies?
9. What is the MacGuffin in vertigo?
10. What is deus ex machina in Lord of the Flies?

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