Shakespeare

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Across
  1. 1. The area below the stage where regular people sat to watch plays in the Globe Theater.
  2. 3. Plays that are normally dark and almost always end in death.
  3. 5. A comedy play where people find cross-dressing and mistaken identity funny.
  4. 6. An old village in England where Shakespeare was born
  5. 7. A bloody tragedy about a Scottish nobleman who becomes powerful by killing off all his rivals.
  6. 8. The conversation between characters in drama.
  7. 9. Shakespeare's acting company.
  8. 13. A tragedy that tells the story of a prince who can't bring himself to take revenge on his murderous stepfather.
  9. 15. Plays with romance.
  10. 17. A type of literature that is written or spoken and has rhythm or rhymes.
  11. 18. PLAys written to tell the stories of kings and rulers from long ago.
  12. 20. A 14-line poem.
Down
  1. 1. A person that works in drama, poetry, and plays.
  2. 2. A type of play that usually ends in celebration or weddings.
  3. 4. A comedy play whee fairies play jokes on peole lost in the woods.
  4. 10. One of the most famous playwrights that made an impact on the English language.
  5. 11. A tragicomedy about an island ruled by an angry sorcerer.
  6. 12. A famous theater built in London.
  7. 14. A history play about a warrior-prince who led an English army to victory on the battlefield.
  8. 16. The people who sat below the stage in the "pit".
  9. 19. A tragedy about a Moorish general who is brought down by his scheming lieutenant.