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The Commedia dell'Arte Characters
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Il Dottore
The know-it-all doctor; often a pedant and a braggart
Pulcinella's Wife
Often the shrewish or nagging wife of Pulcinella
Arlecchino
Servant stock character; often a comic relief
Pantalone
The miserly Venetian merchant; an old man character
Brighella
Roguish villain; a crafty servant or shopkeeper
Colombina
Maiden character; servant and soubrette
La Ruffiana
Older female character; often a meddler or gossipy townswoman
Il Capitano
Boastful soldier; a braggart and a coward
Pulcinella
Hunchbacked, hook-nosed character; often a crude and cruel buffoon
Pierrot
Melancholic and pining lover; often the butt of pranks
Harlequin
Variant of Arlecchino, a tricky and light-hearted servant
Scaramuccia
A roguish adventurer and swordsman; akin to Il Capitano
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