Farce 1
The definition of Wordplay
What is playful, witty use of words?
The meaning of decorum in French Neoclassical Drama
Those who made up the actors and audience members of Commedia Dell'arte
What are members of nobility/high class people?
A reoccuring bit in Commedia
What are Lazzi?
The three Zanni characters in Commedia
Arlecchino, Pulcinello and Brighella
The four elements of farce
What are wordplay, physical comedy, innuendo and stereotypes?
The Three Unities
What are Unity of Time, Unity of Place and Unity of Plot?
The style of Set Painting in the Italian Renaissance
What is Single-Point perspective?
The characteristics associated with different stock characters
What are:
Regions, Accents, Styles of Dress, Foods?
The Italian word for the Lovers
Innamorati
The definition of Innuendo
What is saying something inappropriate or hurtful indirectly?
What is Ernest?
The place in the audience where the richest people sat
The three categories for Commedia Stock Characters
Masters, Servants, Lovers
The main difference between the Lovers and other Commedia Stock Characters
What is the lovers' lack of masks?
The four main rules of French Neoclassical Drama
What are:
1. Believability
2. Decorum
3. Three Unities
4. Five Act Structure
The characteristics of a Set Design for a Farce
What are lots of doors, places to hide, usually takes place in a house
The meaning of "Commedia Dell'Arte"
What is Comedy of Players or Artful Comedy?
What are Zanni?
The Commedia stock character who is from Spain
Who is Capitano?
Monsters, Gods, Fantastical events
The amount of Acts in a Farce
What is five?
The two main similarities between Farce and Commedia
What are slapstick and stock characters?
The three stock characters in the "Master" category
Who are Capitano, Dottore, and Pantalone?
The Commedia Stock character who is from Venice
Who is Pantalone?