Grade 10 - Commedia

What country did commedia originate from?

• Spain
• Germany
• Italy
• France

Match the characters with their descriptions

• Old, money hungry man

• Brighella

• outgoing and mischievous

• Pantalone

• smart maid and mother figure

• Columbina

• clever servant and schemer

• Il Dottore

• Doctor or Lawyer with an attitude

• Arlecchino

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?

• Cat/Monkey

• Il Dottore

• Chicken

• Brighella

• Pig

• Arlecchino

• Fox/Dog

• Pantalone

Put the characters into the correct category

Groups:

(a) Vecchi

,

(b) Zanni

,

(c) Lovers

,

(d) Military

• Colombina

• Arlecchino

• Pantalone

• Il Dottore

• Isabella
• Flavio
• Il Capitano

• Brighella

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

Italians

old men

Il Capitano

Lovers

Zanni

What is your favourite character to play?

• Vecchi

• Zanni

• Lover

• Il Capitano