Dramatic Terms Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• tragic hero : a privileged, exalted character of high repute, who, by virtue of a tragic flaw and/or fate, suffers a fall from a higher station in life into suffering.
• point of attack : the point in the story at which the playwright chooses to start dramatizing the action
• denouement : the final outcome of the main complication in a play
• exposition : the first stage of a fictional or dramatic plot, in which necessary background information is provided
• linear plot : a traditional plot sequence in which the incidents in the drama progress chronologically
• satire : a literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.
• plot : the sequence of events that make up a story
• blocking : movement patterns of actors on the stage.
• proscenium arch : an architectural element separating the performance area from the auditorium in a theatre.
• tragedy : a type of drama in which the characters experience reversal of fortune, usually for the worse
• exodus : the final scene and exit of the characters and chorus in a classical greek play.
• theme : a central idea or statement that unifies and controls an entire literary work.
• gesture : the physical movement of a character during a play.
• falling action : this is when the events and complications begin to resolve themselves and tension is released