Pantalone

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Pantalone is a classic commedia dell'arte character, typically portrayed as a wealthy, miserly old Venetian merchant and frequent foil to the clever servant Harlequin.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Pantalon 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf commedia dell'arte character
stock character
appearsIn improvised scenarios
associatedCity Venice NERFINISHED
associatedTheme commerce
generational conflict
sexual jealousy
category masked character
theatrical clown
characterType vecchio
culturalOrigin Italy NERFINISHED
foilTo Harlequin NERFINISHED
Zanni NERFINISHED
gender male
genre commedia dell'arte NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Pantaloon NERFINISHED
inspiredBy Venetian merchant aristocracy
languageStyle Venetian dialect NERFINISHED
nationality Venetian
occupation merchant
originatedIn 16th-century Italian theatre
personalityTrait authoritarian
cowardly
lecherous
miserly
relationshipToOtherCharacters father of the innamorati in many scenarios
master of servants
roleIn Italian theatre tradition
socialStatus wealthy
symbolizes avarice
greed
old merchant class
typicalAge old man
typicalCostumeElement black cloak
codpiece
short red jacket
soft slippers
tight red trousers
typicalHeadgear skullcap
typicalMaskFeature bushy eyebrows
hooked nose
prominent mustache
typicalMotivation protecting his money
pursuing young women
typicalPhysicalTrait bent posture
shuffling walk
typicalPlotFunction butt of jokes
obstacle to young lovers

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Harlequin associatedCharacter Pantalone
Carnaval, Op. 9 portraysCharacter Pantalone
this entity surface form: Pantalon