Across
- 3. the point in a play, novel, etc., in which a principal character recognizes or discovers another character's true identity or the true nature of their own circumstances.
- 4. long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program.
- 7. a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.
- 10. a line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable, for example Two households, both alike in dignity.
- 11. verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameter.
- 12. a light tension-breaking interlude in a serious drama
- 13. the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.
Down
- 1. the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
- 2. the irony of something happening that is very different
- 5. an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
- 6. a sudden reversal of fortune or change in circumstances, especially in reference to fictional narrative.
- 8. to one side; out of the way.
- 9. a character who is presented as a contrast to a second character so as to point to or show to advantage some aspect of the second character.
