Elements of Drama

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Across
  1. 3. a person who writes a play
  2. 5. a play where the plot was intended to be comical
  3. 6. what the actors and actresses use to learn and perform lines
  4. 8. irony, when the audience knows something the characters do not
  5. 10. irony, when a situation turns out differently than expected
  6. 11. A solitary speech in which the character is speaking to himself or herself
  7. 12. directions, In parenthesis or italics to give extra information to the actors
  8. 15. A type (of literature, music, etc.)
  9. 18. the time, date, season, weather, location, historical period
  10. 19. A character breaks the fourth wall to interact with the audience
  11. 20. a text with characters intended to be acted
  12. 21. people who see the performance
  13. 22. major divisions of plot in a play
Down
  1. 1. the central message or idea of a text
  2. 2. Where the action of the play takes place; has three literal walls and one invisible wall
  3. 3. sequence of events or action
  4. 4. People, animals, or objects who do the acting in a play
  5. 7. a type of play where the plot ends with a devastating outcome
  6. 8. A conversation between two (or more) characters
  7. 9. A solitary speech in which the actor is speaking uninterruptedly and the other characters may or may not be listening.
  8. 13. of Drama, specific elements used in a play that make it unique compared to other genres
  9. 14. Any moveable object that appears on stage during a performance
  10. 16. The turning point or high point of a story, the highest point of suspense
  11. 17. an internal or external struggle