Shakespeare
Across
- 1. The area below the stage where regular people sat to watch plays in the Globe Theater.
- 3. Plays that are normally dark and almost always end in death.
- 5. A comedy play where people find cross-dressing and mistaken identity funny.
- 6. An old village in England where Shakespeare was born
- 7. A bloody tragedy about a Scottish nobleman who becomes powerful by killing off all his rivals.
- 8. The conversation between characters in drama.
- 9. Shakespeare's acting company.
- 13. A tragedy that tells the story of a prince who can't bring himself to take revenge on his murderous stepfather.
- 15. Plays with romance.
- 17. A type of literature that is written or spoken and has rhythm or rhymes.
- 18. PLAys written to tell the stories of kings and rulers from long ago.
- 20. A 14-line poem.
Down
- 1. A person that works in drama, poetry, and plays.
- 2. A type of play that usually ends in celebration or weddings.
- 4. A comedy play whee fairies play jokes on peole lost in the woods.
- 10. One of the most famous playwrights that made an impact on the English language.
- 11. A tragicomedy about an island ruled by an angry sorcerer.
- 12. A famous theater built in London.
- 14. A history play about a warrior-prince who led an English army to victory on the battlefield.
- 16. The people who sat below the stage in the "pit".
- 19. A tragedy about a Moorish general who is brought down by his scheming lieutenant.