Commedia dell'Arte

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Across
  1. 3. The character Pantalone usually wears the color ___
  2. 5. Masks has exaggerated ______ to show their characters’ emotions
  3. 8. The name of the female lover character
  4. 12. The language Commedia dell’Arte originally used
  5. 14. A pair of young lovers
  6. 15. The slapstick sound came from this wooden tool
  7. 17. The main goal of Commedia dell’Arte — to make people ______
  8. 18. The rich, foolish doctor who talks too much Latin
  9. 20. The term for a repeated character type
  10. 21. The silly servant who loves food and naps
  11. 22. Another word for “improvised performance”
  12. 23. The greedy old merchant who loves money more than people
Down
  1. 1. The word Commedia dell’Arte means “comedy of the ______”
  2. 2. Leather item worn by every traditional character
  3. 4. The clever servant who often schemes and tricks his master
  4. 6. The name of the female lover character
  5. 7. The nervous scholar who stutters and wears glasses
  6. 9. The country where Commedia dell’Arte began
  7. 10. The bragging soldier who lies about his bravery
  8. 11. The century when Commedia dell’Arte began
  9. 13. A typical Commedia performance was based on a simple plot outline called a ____
  10. 16. A funny, clever maid who helps her mistress (and sometimes fools everyone!)
  11. 19. The town of origin for many Commedia troupes — also famous for its carnival
  12. 24. Short comic bits of physical humor used in scenes