Commedia dell'Arte, 4 characters

So the Commedia dell'Arte is known to be the first type of theater that came from Italy, it was more of a social/public entertainment concept. The interesting thing about this type of theater is its characters and the way they are portrayed.

The Doctor (Il Dottore)
His character is fat, rich and he thinks he knows everything. He doesn't listen to others in his field and because he is a 'doctor' he thinks he can be a notary (someone who is authorized to perform handling of certified documents) or a lawyer at times, he is a kind of character that people don't often like, he gets in the way by being a bit of a 'know it all'.

Arlecchino (Harlequin)
He is probably one of the well known characters as he is poor yet seems to survive on his creativity, he wears a mask and it's one of the most popular ones, he is also known as 'the clown' one of the characters that provides laughter by performing acrobats and telling jokes. His costume consists of trousers and a jacket both of which have irregular patches of color.

The Innamorati (the lovers)
They are the son and daughter of the Pantalone and the Doctor. To an extent these characters are like Romeo and Juliet, they are both lovers and their fathers don't like each other, they are the ones who are important to the Commedia del'Arte as they both contrast in envy and love, this sets the performance for the more comical characters.

Pantalone
His character is entirely based on money and ego. As he is a father of one of the lovers it is his role to drive them apart. He is portrayed either as a widower or a bachelor, yet makes passes at women throughout the play, but in the end gets rejected. He is the opposite to the Harlequin who is poor but in the end tricks the Pantalone.