Renaissance

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Across
  1. 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.
  2. 4. long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program.
  3. 7. a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.
  4. 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.
  5. 11. verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameter.
  6. 12. a light tension-breaking interlude in a serious drama
  7. 13. the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.
Down
  1. 1. the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
  2. 2. the irony of something happening that is very different
  3. 5. an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
  4. 6. a sudden reversal of fortune or change in circumstances, especially in reference to fictional narrative.
  5. 8. to one side; out of the way.
  6. 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.