Across
- 4. a struggle between two opposing forces
- 6. two characters whose traits contrast one another
- 7. a comment "off the side" by one character so that only certain actors and the audience hears
- 8. a problem with a character that leads to his/her downfall
- 9. a long speech from one character alone; reveals his/her thoughts so that the audience is informed
- 11. a pair of words that are opposite; used for effect in a literary work
- 13. a situation where the audience is aware of what is truly happening, but some characters do not
- 14. a drama or literary work in which the main character is brough to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow
- 15. references to the stars and planets, or ___ is common in Shakespeare's writing
Down
- 1. references to gods and goddesses, or ___, is common in Shakespeare's writing
- 2. previews the entire play
- 3. a struggle within a character's own thoughts and emotions
- 5. a long speech from one character to another on stage
- 10. Shakespeare often repeats the last ___lines to make sure the audience heard the character
- 12. events that build the plot of a literary work
