Costumes in commedia dell'arte skirts were of different colors. Scaramouche wore black clothes without a mask. Defiant eyebrows and a powdered face accompanied the large black mustache. He had a white collar, and a large loose hat that hung down over his neck. Tartaglia wore a black hat and very thick glasses. Rosetta was Pulcinella's maid or wife, who wore a dress with patches, like the early Arrlechino. Trivelino was a Zanni who dressed in the Arlecchino fashion. Costumes in commedia dell'arte Each character in Commedia dell'arte is distinctly different, and defined by their movement, actions, masks, and costumes. These costumes show their social
Breaking character "faces" at the time) but then afterwards, Triple H had entered the ring and all four men then embraced in a group hug in one of the corners and then all had stood in the ring facing the crowd with raised arms. In Ruggero Leoncavallo's opera "Pagliacci", commedia dell'arte actor Canio kills his real-life wife and her lover onstage. Breaking character In theatre (especially in the illusionistic Western tradition), breaking character occurs when an actor ceases to maintain the illusion that they are identical with the character they are portraying. This is a more acceptable occurrence while in the process