This article is about the commedia dell'arte character. For the 1991 film, see Il Capitano: A Swedish Requiem. For other uses, see Capitan.
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Il Capitano (Italian:[ilkapiˈtaːno]; lit.'The Captain') is one of the four stock characters of commedia dell'arte.[1] He most likely was never a "Captain", but rather appropriated the name for himself.[2]
The Captain uses bravado and excessive shows of manliness to hide his true cowardly nature. Engraving by Abraham Bosse.
He is often a braggart and a swaggerer[3] who can maintain his claims only by benefit of the fact that none of the locals knows him. He is usually a Spaniard,[4] given the fact that for most of the late Renaissance to well into 17th century, parts of Italy were under Spanish domination. He was most likely inspired by the boisterous Iberic caudillos who told tall tales of their exploits either in the conquest of the Americas or in the wars with Germany.
Il Capitano often talks at length about made-up conquests of both the militaristic and the carnal variety in an attempt to impress others, but often ends up impressing only himself. He gets easily carried away in his tales and doesn't realise when those around him don't buy his act. He would be the first to run away from any and all battles, and he has trouble talking to and being around men.
He is also extremely opportunistic and greedy. If hired by Pantalone to protect his daughter from her many suitors, Capitano would set up a bidding war for his services or aid between the suitors and Pantalone while wooing her himself. If he is hired to fight the Turks, he will bluster about fighting them to his last drop of blood, but when the Turks seem to be winning, he will join them. When they are driven off, he will change sides again and boast about his loyalty and bravery.
^Fava, Antonio (2004). The Comic Mask in the Commedia dell'Arte. Antonio Fava. p. 1463.
^Rudlin 1994.
^Oreglia, Giacomo (1968). The Commedia dell'Arte. Methuen and Co Ltd. p. 104.
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