Servant of Two Masters - Characters

Characters

The characters from 'A Servant of Two Masters' are derived from "stock characters" used in commedia dell'arte. True commedia dell'arte is more or less improvised without a script, so Servant of Two Masters is not true commedia. The stock characters were used as guides for the actors improvising.

List of Characters:

  • Pantalone Dei Bisognosi - A Venetian merchant (Based on Pantalone).
  • Clarice - Pantalone's Daughter and the love interest of Silvio (Based on Isabella).
  • Dr. Lombardi - Silvio's father (Based on Il Dottore).
  • Silvio - Son of Dr. Lombardi and the love interest of Clarice (Based on Flavio).
  • Beatrice Rasponi - A lady of Turin, disguised as her brother Federigo Rasponi. She is the love interest of Florindo.
  • Florindo Aretusi - Of Turin and the love interest of Beatrice (Based on Il Capitano).
  • Truffaldino - Servant first to Beatrice, and afterward to Florindo. He is the love interest of Smeraldina (Based on Arlecchino).
  • Smeraldina - Maidservant to Clarice and the love interest of Truffaldino (Based on Columbina).
  • Brighella - An Innkeeper
  • First Waiter
  • Second Waiter
  • First Porter
  • Second Porter

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