Pantalone
E540974
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.
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.
this entity surface form:
Pantalon