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Commedia art has been around for a very long time. It originated in the Italian renaissance period. It can be traced back to the Ancient roman and Greek theater. In Italy commedia Dell’arte was a very distinct genre by mid 1500s.

Then in France commedia Dell’arte took on a big role of influence. They had the actors speak to all types of people and all different social classes, they also made characters more relatable, made the language different and had brad physical comedy. After commedia dell’arte took off in France they became plays preformed in other sectors. And also, stock characters became a part of dramatic works

Commedia dell'arte - New World EncyclopediaArticle Title:Commedia dell'arteDate Accessed:October 22, 2017