poetic justice

poetic justice
an ideal distribution of rewards and punishments such as is common in some poetry and fiction.
[1720-30]

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      in literature, an outcome in which vice is punished and virtue rewarded, usually in a manner peculiarly or ironically appropriate. The term was coined by the English literary critic Thomas Rymer (Rymer, Thomas) in the 17th century, when it was believed that a work of literature should uphold moral principles and instruct the reader in correct moral behaviour.

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