HAPPY MONDAY 1 Quietly Take Your Seat 2

HAPPY MONDAY! 1. Quietly Take Your Seat 2. Open Up Your Netbook 3. Go to Canvas 4. Answer the Discussion Question 5. Close Your Netbook when you are finished. 6. Thank you.

COMMEDIA DELL’ARTE An Overview

What is Commedia Dell’Arte?

Feast of Fools

Reasons for Commedia? Why would someone need to let loose in this way?

PANTALONE Merchant Constantly afraid of losing his money.

Modern Versions

DOTTORE A doctor Also a local, disruptive busybody who doesn't listen to anyone else from any of the fields that he claims to know about.

Modern Versions

Pulcinella he is described as "the voice of the people He either plays dumb, though he is very much aware of the situation orhe acts as though he is the most intelligent and competent, though he is woefully ignorant

Seen today as…

ARLECCHINO A mischievous servant. Servant, usually to Pantalone, but also frequently Capitano, or Dottore.

We Know This Character Today As…

CAPITANO Arrogant and egotistical Also a coward, preferring to talk a good game, but has no fight.

Modern Versions…

INNAMORATI Young and attractive Always very proud.

COLOMBINA Eventually they became the counterparts to the Zanni characters. [ She was very down to earth and could always see the situation for what it actually was.

Known Today As…. .

BRIGHALLA Magician Fortune Teller

Known Today As…

Pedrolino Simple, quiet, sometimes dopey

Known Today As…

ZANNI Servant who never works. Always eating or daydreaming.

What to do Now… 1. Open Your Netbooks 2. Go to Canvas 3. Go to Assignments 4. Complete the Assignment “Commedia Dell’Arte, Classic vs. Modern Characters” 5. You have until the end of class to complete this.