Drama terminology - Macbeth

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Across
  1. 3. part of the play where the consequences are revealed
  2. 5. having excessive pride (an example of a tragic flaw)
  3. 6. intensification of the conflict in a play
  4. 9. comments that identify parts of the setting, use of props or costumes and in some more modern plays provide additional information about a character
  5. 10. a warning or indication of a future event
  6. 12. a serious piece of drama in which the main character suffers a downfall due to his own actions or character
  7. 13. act of speaking alone or to oneself in a play
  8. 15. part of the play where the crisis could be averted but isn't and disaster ensues
  9. 16. lines that are spoken by a character but only heard by the audience
  10. 18. when the audience knows something that one or more characters on stage do not
  11. 19. interuption of a play's chronology to refer to the past
Down
  1. 1. a humourous scene or passage with the intention of lightening the mood
  2. 2. a secondary character whose situation often parallels that of the main character while his/her behaviour or response or character contrasts with that of the main character
  3. 4. part of a play where the characters are introduced and is generally the most peaceful and happiest part of the play
  4. 5. a tragic flaw that leads to a character's downfall e.g. ambition, greed
  5. 7. conversation between characters in a play
  6. 8. a play that has a more sophisticated plot and focuses on the emotional and psychological aspects of a character
  7. 9. a smaller division of action within a play
  8. 11. longer speech by single character
  9. 14. a larger division of action within a play
  10. 17. the most dramatic point in a play