Italian Theater History
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| I Gelosi | The most famous Commedia troupe. Made up of the Andreini family
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| Isabella Andreini | The leader, and most famous actress of the Innamorata
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| Lazzi | Pre-planned comic bits
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| Innamorato | The male lovers (Unmasked)
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| Innamorata | The female lovers (Unmasked)
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| Dottore | The dumb professor (Masked)
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| Pantalone | Master, Old, lecherous, miser (Masked)
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| Capitano | Braggart, but cowardly military man
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| Zanni/zagnie | Male servants/Female servants
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| Arlecchino | Dumb servant, always gets away with it. Likes food and women. (Masked)
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| Pulcinella | Dumb servant. Violent but cosmopolitan. (Masked)
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| Brighella | Smart servant. Sneaky, always gets into trouble. A liar and thief.
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| Pedrolino | Smart Servant, lover and sometimes assassin. Baker with white with flour. (Masked)
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| Columbina | Saucy, female maid. A wench, and all about hips.
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| Franceschina | An earthier version of the Columbina
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| Carlo Goldoni | Major writer of the Commedia. Tried to go against conventions . No fantastical elements, improvisation, and tried to reduce the spectacle.
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| Carlo Gozzi | The opposite of Goldoni. Emphasized conventions of commedia. Spectacle, improvisation, more spectacle.
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| Fiabe | Italian folk tales that Commedia was based on.
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