Commedia Del'Arte. Character Analysis and Traits of Columbina, Isabella, Arlecchino and Lelio.

Title: Commedia Del'Arte. Character Analysis and Traits of Columbina, Isabella, Arlecchino and Lelio.
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Commedia Del'Arte. Character Analysis and Traits of Columbina, Isabella, Arlecchino and Lelio.
COLUMBINA Columbina is the perky maid of the 'Old Man', Pantalone. She is better dressed than the male servants as she is also a lady's maid. She usually wears a knee length dress and an apron. The colouring of her clothes can be different in different acts, depending on her relationships with the characters and the scenario. She can be in a similar scheme to Arlecchino (where she is sometimes known as Arlecchina with similar …showed first 75 words of 2078 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 2078 total…they know they cannot play any more. Lelio is extremely aware of being watched. He plays with the audience for sympathy in their plight and occasionally flirts with spectators. Lelio is indispensable. Without him and his inability to resolve problems with Isabella, there would be no struggle between the ineffectuality of youth and the implacability of age. The lovers are never alone on stage - they always have someone with them or spying on them.

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