They wore masks in there performances
Improvised
Some of the best Commedia Dell'Arte plays are The Servant of Two Masters and various plays featuring Pierre Patelin which are cited as non-scripted scenarios than scripts or plays.
A plays script is sometimes referred to as the plays book.
The key features of commedia del arte are :- * It's performed outside * The characters are always the same * Masks are used * None or not many props are used * Not much speech is use * It is based around a scenario and is then made up * There's no script
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Commedia dell'arte is a type of theater performance from 16th century Italy. Actors wore masks, and plays featured stock characters.
Commedia Dell'Arte is a form of Italian comedy which originated in Italy around the mid to late 14th Century. In commedia dell'arte, there is no script but a scenario is given as an outline of a story. This is called "improvisational" Performers are either "straightforward or exaggerated" and would invent and improvise words and actions for a play.Commedia dell'Arte performances followed conventional plot lines based on themes of adultery, old age, jealousy, and love. Lari_xox_173
Commedia Dell'Arte started in Italy, in the 16th century.
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Arlecchino Harlequin is a fictional character who appears in Commedia dellâ??arte Italian plays. Harlequin, is thought to be a descendant of the devil.
The style used in Commedia Dell'Arte is still used in sit-coms today and also in plays such as 'Waiting For Godot'; this play uses the same kind of slap-stick comedy, where the characters are not always 'being funny', however they are funny because they don't realise they are being funny. This is very similar to some of the characters in Commedia