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Across 1. the highpoint of the conflict, when the most action or excitement takes place. 2. Information imparted by the characters that helps explain the situation at the beginning of the play. 4. The words spoken by the actors. 7. The action that follows the climax as the plot winds down; the resolution 8. a long uninterrupted speech by one actor. 10. Stage _____________are notes within a drama that direct movement of the characters to places on the stage.

Down 1. Drama has its own particular elements called dramatic ________________________. 3. a monologue addressed to the audience, rather than to the other characters in the play, in which the character reveals his or her inner feelings. 5. dramatic ______________is a situation in which the audience knows more than the characters on stage know. 6. a comment made to the audience by a cast member that other characters on stage are not supposed to hear. 9. ______________action is the first action or events that lead into the major conflicts of the drama.