Across
- 2. a serious disagreement or argument
- 3. A major division in a play.
- 6. The turning point of the action in the plot of a play and the point of greatest tension in the work.
- 8. A character or force against which another character struggles
- 12. A dramatic work in which the central motif is the triumph over adverse circumstances, resulting in a successful or happy conclusion.
- 13. introductory speeches before the first entry of the chorus.
- 14. direction A playwright's descriptive or interpretive comments that provide readers (as well as actors and directors) with information about the dialogue, setting, and action of a play.
- 16. The spectacle a play presents in performance, including the position of actors on stage, the scenic background, the props and costumes, and the lighting and sound effects.
- 17. a real person or a main fictional character who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through feats of ingenuity, courage, or strength.
- 18. The conversation of characters in a literary work.
- 19. A central idea or statement that unifies and controls an entire literary work.
Down
- 1. A speech meant to be heard by the audience but not by other characters on the stage (as opposed to a monologue that addresses someone who does not respond).
- 2. An imaginary person that inhabits a literary work.
- 4. a particular style of clothing worn to portray the wearer as a character or type of character at a social event in a theatrical performance on the stage or in film or television.
- 5. The sequence of events that make up a story.
- 7. designed to make the stage performance visible to the audience
- 9. A type of drama in which the characters experience a reversal of fortune, usually for the worse.
- 10. The main character of a literary work.
- 11. A traditional segment in a play
- 15. a large organised group of singers, especially one which performs with an orchestra or opera company.