Across
- 2. Progression of the plot or conflict in a play.
- 3. release felt by the audience at the end of a tragedy.
- 5. One aspect of Aristotle’s theory of tragedy, which attempts to describe the feeling
- 8. A person portrayed in a scripted or devised play, novel, or other artistic piece.
- 10. Dynamic use of opposites or significant differences to create dramatic effect. Examples of ‘opposites’ might include movement/stillness, sound/silence, and light/darkness. ‘significant differences’ might include distinct styles or color of costumes, or styles of dialogue.
- 11. The combination of vocal qualities an actor uses such as articulation, phrasing and pronunciation.
- 12. The spontaneous and imaginative use of movement and speech to create a character or object in a particular situation and develop the scene. It is also a form of live theatre in which plot, characters and dialogue are made up on the spot, often based upon a suggestion from the audience.
- 13. Spoken conversation used by two or more characters to express thoughts, feelings and attitudes.
- 14. The process of examining how the elements of practical drama relate to each other in performance.
Down
- 1. The internal or external struggle between opposing forces, ideas, or interests that creates dramatic tension.
- 4. The physical building where plays are performed, and the associated business of staging plays involving actors, producers, directors, stage management, designers and marketing.
- 6. The opponent or adversary of the hero or main character of a drama; one who opposes and actively competes with another character in a play, most often with the protagonist.
- 7. A series of plot-related relevant incidents that create suspense, interest and tension in a narrative.
- 8. A play that treats characters and situations in a humorous way.
- 9. The part of a theatre, concert hall, or other space in which the audience sits.