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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