Pantalone (French: Pantalon) he is a stock character that is classified as one of the vecchi (old men) in Commedia dell'arte. Vecchio (plural vecchi) A category of aged male characters from the Italian Commedia dell'Arte. Commedia dell'Arte ( Italian: "the comedy of artists" is a form of Improvisational theatre that began in Italy in the 16th century He is a miserly and often libidinous character who is portrayed as a Venetian and often speaks in the Venetian dialect. Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the Venetian or Venetan is a Romance language spoken by over two million people mostly in the Veneto region of Italy.
As with the names of many of the characters in Commedia dell'arte, the origins of Pantalone's name are puzzling . The source of the name that is most commonly cited is that it is from the phrase pianta leone or plant the lion. This is a reference to the lion on the crest of Venice and Venice's conquests around the globe where Venetians have literally "planted the lion" flag. The word crest is often mistakenly applied to a Coat of arms. Alladyce Nicholl in his Masks, Mimes and Miracles cites two additional Greek sources. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Greek author Athenaeus mentions the existence of a clown named πανταλέων or Pantaleon in his Deipnosophistae. Athenaeus ( Ancient Greek - Athếnaios Naukratios Latin Athenaeus Naucratita of Naucratis in Egypt Greek rhetorician and grammarian flourished The Deipnosophistae ( deipnon, "dinner" and sophistai, "professors" original Greek title, Deipnosophistai, English Additionally, there is a Greek phrase παντος έλεμων or pantos elemon which may also be a source. Nevertheless, the name Pantalone has provided a source for the English word pantaloons from the distinctive single-piece breeches worn by the character. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States [1]
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Description
He traditionally wears a large codpiece to advertise his virility (which everyone around him knows to be long gone) along with a mask with a long hooked nose, a tight red vest, red breeches and stockings, a black cassock, slippers, brimless hat and a money pouch on his belt. A codpiece (from Middle English cod, " Scrotum " is a flap or pouch that attaches to the front of the crotch of men's Trousers to provide Virility refers to any of a wide range of masculine characteristics viewed positively
His knees are bent, pelvis forward and shoulders hunched over to "protect his money bag". He constantly fiddles with his money to make sure it is all there. He is very forgetful and so falls into tricks easily.
In his incipient times he was known as Magnifico (see Il Magnifico) which was the title for wealthy Italian merchants.
He is often cast as the father of one of the innamorati (see Innamorati) and is frequently shown to have some business or personal relationship with Dottore (see Il Dottore) or Capitano (see Il Capitano). The senex iratus or heavy father figure is a comic Archetype character who belongs to the Alazon or impostor group in Theater, manifesting himself through The Innamorati is from the Italian Language and means he or she who is in love Il Dottore or the Doctor (usually called Dottore Balanzone Dottore Baloardo or Dottore Graziano is a Commedia dell'arte Stock character, one Il Capitano (the Captain is a masked character from the Commedia dell'Arte. Pantalone's plans to profit at the expense of his family and friends are guaranteed to be thwarted by his servants (see Zanni). Zanni (from the Italian dialectal nickname for Giovanni can refer to either the archetype comic servant of the Commedia dell'arte or various
He is always old, sometimes a rich miser, sometimes a poor man, sometimes a bachelor, sometimes a father of a family. If he is rich, he is a slave to his money. If he is married, his wife is usually young, often deceiving him. He loves to give advice. Often he is the recipient of blows from his servant. He is always duped by someone.
Lazzi
- Pantalone has a heart attack and his servant attempts to save him by various means.
- Pantalone is knocked over and has to be helped up.
- Pantalone is with Isabella and keeps moving closer and closer to her, Isabella keeps finding excuses to move away until Pantalone falls off the bench.
References
- ^ Nicholl, Allardyce. Masks, Mimes and Miracles. New York: Cooper Square Publishers, 1963. p. 253
- Duchartre, Pierre Louis. translated by Randolph T. Weaver. The Italian Comedy. New York: Dover Publications, 1966. ISBN 0-486-21679-9
See Angela Carter's 'The Bloody Chamber' (specific short story, Puss in Boots) for another representation of Pantalone. The interpretation renames him as the character 'Pantaloon', but he follows a very similar description and ends up dead.
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