Across
- 4. A weakness or mistake in a character's personality that leads to their downfall.
- 7. Old-fashioned words Shakespeare used instead of you and your.
- 8. A group of people in a play who comment on the story and help the audience understand what is happening.
- 10. A joke that plays on words that sound alike but have different meanings. Shakespeare loved using these!
Down
- 1. A long speech that a character gives to the other characters or the audience.
- 2. A quick comment a character makes to the audience that the other characters aren't supposed to know.
- 3. A short intro at the beginning of a play or book that gives background information.
- 5. When the audience knows something that the characters don't, making the scene more suspenseful or funny.
- 6. A character who is the opposite of another character to make their traits stand out more.
- 9. A long speech a character gives alone on stage, sharing their private thoughts with the audience.