Grade 10 - Commedia

What country did commedia originate from?

• Spain
• Germany
• Italy
• France

Match the characters with their descriptions

• clever servant and schemer

• Brighella

• smart maid and mother figure

• Pantalone

• Doctor or Lawyer with an attitude

• Columbina

• outgoing and mischievous

• Arlecchino

• Old, money hungry man

• Il Dottore

Which characters are the two old men?

• Pantalone and Justin Beiber

• Pantalone and Il Dottore

• Il Dottore and Harelquin

• Pantalone and Brighella

what animals represent each character?

• Chicken

• Arlecchino

• Pig

• Brighella

• Cat/Monkey

• Pantalone

• Fox/Dog

• Il Dottore

Put the characters into the correct category

Groups:

(a) Vecchi

,

(b) Zanni

,

(c) Lovers

,

(d) Military

• Brighella

• Il Dottore

• Isabella
• Pantalone

• Colombina

• Il Capitano

• Arlecchino

• Flavio

a ​ (a)   is short joke or visual gag used to bring up the energy of the scene

• Lazzi
• Pun
• Riddle
• One-liner

Label this status chart with the correct character categories

a

b

c

d

Vecchi

Il Capitano

Lovers

old men

Zanni

Italians

What is your favourite character to play?

• Vecchi

• Zanni

• Lover

• Il Capitano