Commedia Dell'arte

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Across
  1. 4. the servants of the masters
  2. 6. the type of playwrights that were directly influenced by Commedia dell'arte
  3. 7. Groups of 10 to 12, usually family members
  4. 8. short comedic physical bits
  5. 11. the old men
  6. 13. a step above the lowest class zanni
  7. 14. characters that were always the same
  8. 15. a fat and pompous scholar
Down
  1. 1. ______ performances, based on scenarios, actors worked off an outline and made up their lines
  2. 2. Commedia characters are usually big, bold, and physically _______.
  3. 3. things used to define the characters
  4. 5. the lovers
  5. 9. the jokester
  6. 10. miserly and self absorbed, usually a father of one of the lovers
  7. 12. Where Commedia Dell'arte flourished