Commedia dell'arte - Stock Characters

A Stock Character is...

• an established personality that is kept as a mystery for the audience to figure out.

• an item at the grocery store that a shopper can take off the shelf.

• an established personality that is immediately recognizable to the audience.

• a brand new character invented by the playwright that no one has ever seen before.

The italian Renaissance immediately followed what era of western drama?

• Primative

• Greek

• Roman

• Medieval

Which of these did Commedia Dell'Arte NOT use?

• Scripts

• Masks/Costumes

• Exaggerated movements

• Improvisation and Pantomime

Commedia stories relied heavily on common plots, themes, and most importantly; _________.

• Complex Emotions

• Stock Characters

• Complicated Language

• Plot Twists

The Three Major Character Groups are...

• Vecchi, Innamorati, Zanni

• Veni, Vidi, Vici

• Vendi, Grande, Tall

• Vector, Interstellar, Zaxby's

Pantalone's name litterally

• "All Alone"

• "The Old Miser"

• "The Pants"

• "Old Man"

Answer explanation

While we may refer to him today as "The Old Miser," in Italian his name means "The Pants" because of the bright red pants he would wear.

Pantalone's character was:

• A braggart hero, who lies to impress the ladies.

• A mean fool, loyal to his master.

• An old, docotor who pretends to be start.

• An old, mean, greedy man.

"Pretends to be very educated, has no idea what he's talking about." best describes what character?

• Il Capitano

• Il Pantalone

• Il Dottore

• Pulcinella

What characters make up the Innamorati?

• Dottore, Capitano, Pantalone,

• Innamorata, Innamorato

• Pulcinella, Pierott, Harlequin, Colombina

• Huey, Dewey, and Louie

Which character walked with ridiculously exaggerated high steps, with chin held up high.

• Capitano

• Pierrot

• Pierrot

• Innamorato