ELIZABETHAN DRAMA

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Across
  1. 5. The author whose works inspired the depiction of horrors, vices, and political corruption.
  2. 6. Vivid, exaggerated portrayals of characters used for realistic comedy.
  3. 8. The final stage (Act V) of a play where all difficulties and plot points are resolved.
  4. 9. The river that theater-goers had to cross to reach the entertainment district from London.
  5. 11. The ancient Greek philosopher whose "three unities" were largely ignored by Elizabethan writers.
  6. 12. The cultural "rebirth" that sparked a renewed interest in classical Greek and Latin works.
  7. 14. The intellectual movement that, alongside the Renaissance, promoted classical scholarship.
Down
  1. 1. A verb describing how the newly built commercial theatres succeeded and thrived.
  2. 2. The Latin poet responsible for the five-act structure and the popular "revenge" tragedy.
  3. 3. The art of persuasive speaking used to express conflicting emotions and passions.
  4. 4. Describing a play where characters and situations serve as symbolic "animated sermons."
  5. 5. The type of medieval "plays" that heavily influenced Elizabethan drama's ethical themes.
  6. 7. The Italian "_______ dell'arte" involved traveling companies that performed across England.
  7. 10. The district on the South Bank of the Thames where theatres were built to avoid city laws.
  8. 13. Entertainment was rooted in this type of "town and village" life, involving the whole group.