Shakespeare Terms (Midsummer Night's Dream)
Across
- 3. When the audience has information that a character does not.
- 5. Young woman with a chronically damaged self-confidence; in love with Demetrius.
- 6. A play that begins in chaos but has a happy ending.
- 9. Greek hero of legend and king of Athens.
- 11. A major division in a theatrical work.
- 12. A play that begins in order but ends in chaos; nobody is happy.
- 13. The central character of a play, depicted as a noble person who experiences a terrible downfall.
- 14. A speech given by a character while they are alone on stage.
- 15. The theoretical barrier between the audience and the performers.
- 17. A comment a character turns and makes directly to the audience.
Down
- 1. Headstrong young woman who refuses to marry the man her father has chosen for her.
- 2. A subdivision of a play which contains a continuous action in one place.
- 4. Father insisting his daughter marry the man of his choice.
- 5. Queen of the Amazons; getting married because she lost a battle.
- 7. Young man in love with a woman who doesn't love him back.
- 8. Young nobleman who devises a plan to run away and elope with his love.
- 10. A defect in the personality of an otherwise good person that causes their eventual downfall.
- 15. A character that contrasts with another character (usually the main character)who is meant to highlight a certain aspect or quality of said character.
- 16. A play that depicts events of the past.