Worksheet 2 - Stock Characters

Commedia dell’Arte- Learning about  Stock Characters -  Criterion A

Task:

1.      Go to http://fliphtml5.com/fhye/uouh/basic
                 http://docplayer.net/21156613-Commedia-dell-arte-a-study-guide-for-students.html

2.     Add useful information to your ongoing research on Commedia dell’Arte

3.     Make a chart in your notebook as suggested below to collect information about the STOCK CHARACTERS from Commedia dell’Arte

CHARACTER	MASK	CHARACTERISTICS	MODERN EXAMPLE
IL VECCHI (old men)
Pantalone	hooked nose, wrinkled face,  bushy eyebrows	·       “Mr big pants” ·       Wealthy ·       Miserly old man ·       Usually lecherous	Mr. Burns (Simpsons) Mr. Moseby (Suite Life), Jay (Modern Family)
IL ZANNI (zany servants)
GLI INNAMORATI (lovers)