Romeo and Juliet- Dramatic terms

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Across
  1. 2. – The actor(s) who address the audience directly and comment on action of the play.
  2. 4. – Words spoken by a character, usually in an undertone, not intended to be heard by other characters on stage.
  3. 7. – Character reveals inability to understand his/her situation. Most effective when characters make fateful choices based on information the reader realizes is correct.
  4. 8. – Words spoken by a character alone on stage, expressing his/her thoughts aloud.
  5. 10. – Long, uninterrupted speech spoken in the presence of characters on stage.
  6. 12. – A preface or introduction to a play.
  7. 13. – Story acted out, usually on stage, by actors who play the various characters.
  8. 14. - A light play with a happy ending.
  9. 17. - A character trait that leads one to his/her own downfall or destruction.
Down
  1. 1. – A character who sets off another character by contrast.
  2. 3. – Words that tell the actors how to move or speak.
  3. 5. – A fourteen line lyric poem of three four-line stanzas and a concluding couplet with a rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg
  4. 6. – Humorous, clever use of a word/phrase to suggest two or more meanings at the same time.
  5. 9. - A bit of humor injected into a serious play to relieve the heavy tension of tragic events.
  6. 11. – Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme.
  7. 15. – Conversation among characters.
  8. 16. – A serious play in which the characters meet with an unhappy or disastrous ending.