Across
- 3. part of the play where the consequences are revealed
- 5. having excessive pride (an example of a tragic flaw)
- 6. intensification of the conflict in a play
- 9. comments that identify parts of the setting, use of props or costumes and in some more modern plays provide additional information about a character
- 10. a warning or indication of a future event
- 12. a serious piece of drama in which the main character suffers a downfall due to his own actions or character
- 13. act of speaking alone or to oneself in a play
- 15. part of the play where the crisis could be averted but isn't and disaster ensues
- 16. lines that are spoken by a character but only heard by the audience
- 18. when the audience knows something that one or more characters on stage do not
- 19. interuption of a play's chronology to refer to the past
Down
- 1. a humourous scene or passage with the intention of lightening the mood
- 2. a secondary character whose situation often parallels that of the main character while his/her behaviour or response or character contrasts with that of the main character
- 4. part of a play where the characters are introduced and is generally the most peaceful and happiest part of the play
- 5. a tragic flaw that leads to a character's downfall e.g. ambition, greed
- 7. conversation between characters in a play
- 8. a play that has a more sophisticated plot and focuses on the emotional and psychological aspects of a character
- 9. a smaller division of action within a play
- 11. longer speech by single character
- 14. a larger division of action within a play
- 17. the most dramatic point in a play