Across
- 4. contradictory statement that is somehow true
- 5. a whisper made by one character that only the audience or another character is supposed to hear
- 7. a speech or address to a person who is not present or to a personified object
- 8. introduction that sets tone, introduces characters and main conflict
- 9. a reference to a well-known piece of art, literature, mythology, music, etc that an author expects readers to recognize
- 11. when the audience knows something the characters do not
- 15. character who courageously faces death because of a fatal flaw
- 16. a character whose qualities contrast with another character to highlight the difference in their personalities
- 18. relief the inclusion of humorous scenes in serious drama to relieve emotional intensity
- 19. shows forces acting against the main characters
- 21. a play on words on the different meanings of words that sound alike
Down
- 1. when a character expects one thing to happen but the opposite occurs
- 2. unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter
- 3. when a character says one thing but means something else
- 6. complications of the conflict build to the climax
- 10. a long speech in which a character speaks thoughts out loud, alone on stage
- 12. a story written to be performed by actors; script is made up of dialogue and stage directions
- 13. where the deaths of the characters occur and loss ends are tied up; order is returned
- 14. moment when the fortunes of the main character peak
- 17. a long, uninterrupted speech given by one character in the presence of others
- 20. a play that results in catastrophe for the main chracters