Essays Tagged: "Brighella"
Identify the Codes and Conventions used by the Performers and the Audience in Commedia Dell"Arte
word, the ancestor of the slapstick. He was an acrobat and a wit, childlike and amorous. His crony, Brighella, was more roguish and sophisticated -- a cowardly villain who would do anything for money. ... Plays also usually contained several maids, called Zagne or Servette, each as clever as Scapino or Brighella.The handsome Inamorato (the lover) went by many names. He wore no mask and had to be eloqu ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Performing Arts
Commedia Del'Arte. Character Analysis and Traits of Columbina, Isabella, Arlecchino and Lelio.
d to misinterpret their statements, either through stupidity (Zanni), malicious desire for revenge (Brighella) or calculated self-interest (Columbina). Isabella's attention span is short like a young ... s round and into the gesture of greeting.He is physically quick and slow mentally, in contrast with Brighella (who can, however, be fast physically when he needs to be). His gestures extend to the fin ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Drama
Commedia
racters are the two old men-Pantaloon and the Doctor, the two zanni (valet-buffoons)- harlequin and Brighella, Pulcinella, the Captian, and the charactetrs of the Inamoratas-the servants, ingenues, mi ... eming against their masters. Just as Pantaloon and the doctor were pals, Harlequin and his opposite brighella, were conspirators or rivals. Originally the lower part of the cuty Brogamo produced the d ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature