Across
- 6. the character in a literary work who opposes the main character, who is usually portrayed as an enemy such as Scar in The Lion King
- 8. (adj) able to be sensed by one of the 5 senses / syn: noticeable / ant: ambiguous
- 10. (v) to destroy completely as to leave no trace / syn: demolish / ant: establish
- 12. (adj) beyond what is necessary; extra / syn: lavish / ant: necessary
- 15. (adj) hazardous, being potentially dangerous / syn: chancy / ant: safe
Down
- 1. (v) to authenticate something as true or genuine / syn: corroborate / ant: deny
- 2. the main character in a literary work, who is usually portrayed as positive such as Macbeth or Batman
- 3. (v) to diminish or become less bright, such as the moon going from full to new / syn: decline / ant: grow
- 4. (adj) disagreeable, tending to complain or whine / syn: grouchy, critical / ant: cheerful
- 5. (v) to move with violent agitation / syn: bristle / ant: calm
- 7. (n) stubbornness / syn: tenacity / ant: flexible
- 9. methods by which writers create, reveal, or develop their characters
- 11. a character who contrasts another character to point out the strengths and weaknesses of each other, such as Shrek and Donkey
- 13. struggle between two opposing forces, such as man vs man or man vs nature
- 14. (v) to rise up or go beyond / syn: surpass / ant: retreat