Year 9
Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will begin exploring the stock characters and the masks that form the basis of who they are.
Content guidance
- Physical activity required.
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
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3 Questions
Q1.
What is the name given to the type of muffled speech in commedia dell'arte?
Gammalit
Gimmafol
Q2.
Is mime used in commedia dell'arte?
No
Q3.
How do we understand the meaning of Grummelot?
Through the repetition of the same sentence
5 Questions
Q1.
Which characters we have explored today?
Magnifico
Pantalone
The Doctor
The Lovers
Q2.
Select the two types of stock characters in commedia dell'arte.
Historians
Narrators
Q3.
Which statement is best fitting for the character 'Magnifico'?
Lovesick teenager
Sewer rat
Q4.
How should we view the commedia dell'arte masks?
A nice extension of costume
The stuffy old piece of material that is hard to breathe out of
Q5.
Which characters did we learn about today? Select two.
Servants