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Commedia del'Arte
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This week's quiz will focus on Renaissance Theatre
(including Commedia) and the Restoration.
Shakespeare will be covered next week.
Commedia del'Arte
Introduction to Commedia dell' Arte
Lazzi
Lazzi is a comedic action
commedia characters
use repeatedly comic effect.
Here is an example...
Magnifico
El Dottore (The Doctor)
Meet the Stock Characters
Pantalone
City Leader
Looks Down on Everything
Pretentious Man of Learning
Uses Long Strands of Gibberish
Bumbling Idiot
Old Man with Aches & Pains
What to study...
Arlecchino (or Harlequin)
We can still see influences from Commedia today....
Zanni
The Zanni are comic servants driven by their human desires (hunger, lust, etc.)
Zanni (Comic Servant)
Greedy & Charistmaic Rogue
Which Commedia character is the Cowardly Lion most like?
El Capitano (The Captain)
Braggart Soldier
Full of False Bravado
(He pretends to be brave, but in actuality he is a coward and will run & hide.)