Commedia dell'Arte is the name for a group of professional actors who traveled together around Europe. These professional actors helped nurture and grow some of the world's most commonly used acting styles and ideas. They defined and set the standard of skills that an actor needs to develop and use in drama. They also created successful character personalities that are still used in the world of theatre in today's modern world. If it were not for these actors the standard of theatre could've never reached the level of what it is today.
             The actors would travel the countryside visit towns and perform in the Village Square. Often the play would be about political issues or problems that were currently happening in the village at that present time. But the usual topic is that of the two lovers, not being able to marry, in an epic tale of jealousy or pride, similar to that of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. These lovers were played by younger people, who did not were masks like the other characters. These masks symbolized a certain character and their personality traits. This was used to help the audience maybe gain knowledge of what is happening and understand the story better, by the way, one character might seem vain and self-indulgent because of his stride and speech. Which would work with his large nose to show that he is not what he thinks he is, but still sees himself above the common person.
             Commedia dell'Arte is seen as possibly being one of the most successful types of theatre that have been put together, with the right number of characters with the right amount of range in their personality to cook up many multiple performances of which to entertain people. Many performing artists similar to that of Commedia dell'Arte, have shown their similarities and skill in using character traits and personality's to create theatre. But none have probably come as close to that of the American television situation comedy of Sei...