Across
- 3. the objects the actors use during the play
- 7. the person or people the story focuses on
- 11. are the people in a literary work
- 13. are instructions for the director, the performers, and the stage crew.
- 17. a form of literature meant to be performed by actors before an audience
- 18. moves toward a solution to resolve and tie up loose ends in the story
- 19. the central conflict is developed, and dramatic tension builds
Down
- 1. the items that are on stage to help create the setting
- 2. are characters that provide a sharp contrast to the main characters
- 4. the written form of a drama that includes stage directions and dialogue between characters
- 5. group of scenes combined to create a major unit of action in a drama or a play
- 6. are less important characters who interact with the main characters and help move the plot along
- 8. the solution to the conflict where loose ends are tied up and the story is brought to a close
- 9. is the sequence of related events that happen in the story
- 10. divides the action of the play to present events that occur in one place at one time
- 12. the moment of highest tension
- 14. a character that sets the scene for the drama and may comment on what happens
- 15. conversation between the characters that are spoken aloud
- 16. the beginning of the plot that introduces the characters and setting and presents any necessary background
