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Since most actor's in Comedia del Arte wore masks, they were later referred to as the "masks".

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noone actually knows whos idea comedia dell arte was, it was started in the 14th century when the theatre was full of bad actors learning lines and stiffly coming out on stage to say them. in the theatre there was currently no excitement or humour and the street drama that sprung up around this period, offering everything the current theatre couldnt, this was where comedia dell arte started. as so many different productions started in so many different towns at the same time we cannot be sure of who actually started comedia dell arte. hope it helped :)


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