1. Theater in the Middle Ages

2. Mansions  tiny houses built within the Cathedral, like sets.

3. Instead of set changes, people walked from scene to scene, from mansion to mansion.

4. Drama moved outside to a pageant wagon
Drama moved outside to a pageant wagon. This is like a float in a modern day parade.

7. Commedia dell’arte started in Italy

8. This was the opposite of Church drama; physical, crude, simple comedy.

9. There was no written script it was all improve, with stock characters.

10. Arlechinno: most popular, a witty prankster.

11. Pantalone: the master, a senile wealthy merchant.

12. Il Dottore: a fake, pretensious, jealous man

13. Il Capitano: arrogant bombastic braggart who intimidates others.

14. Inamorati: young lovers of high society.

15. Columbina: a cunning charming and intelligent female servant,

16. Brighella: a coarse, thieving and mean spirited low-level merchant.

17. Pulcinella: hunch backed, pot bellied, abusive servant.

18. Gros Guillaume: fat simple boy