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