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Pantalone and is
: Pantalone: There it is.
Pasquale is recognizable as the blustery Pantalone, Ernesto as the lovesick Pierrot, Malatesta as the scheming Scapino, and Norina as a wily Columbina.
Ruffiana is most often romantically involved with Pantalone, though his love may easily be unrequited if it suits the plot.
Pantalone, or Pantalone de ' bisognosi, Italian for ' Pantalone of the needy ', is one of the most important principal characters found in commedia del arte.
With his exceptional greed and status at the top of the social order, Pantalone is " money " in the commedia world.
The character of Pantalone is entirely based on money and ego, for he has the highest regards for his intelligence, " but at every step he becomes the butt for every conceivable kind of trick ".
With little else to occupy his thoughts after a life as a tradesman or merchant, Pantalone is the metaphorical representation of money in the commedia world.
Pantalone is usually the father to one of the lovers, another stock character found in commedia.
Pantalone is presented either as a widower or bachelor, and despite his age, makes numerous passes at the women within the commedia world, " though he is always rejected ".
Pantalone never forgets a deal and his merit is based on actions, not words.
Despite his sinister and often inhumane treatment towards his fellows, Pantalone is perceived to be a pivotal part of commedia.
The traditional Pantalone stance is that of a hunch-backed old man.
For example, the school principal in the film Sixteen Candles ( 1984 ) is an interpretation of the Pantalone character, for his goal is to keep the two main characters from being together and to maintain some type of control of his school.
On the television show The Simpsons, Mr. Burns, owner of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant and the richest citizen of Springfield, is perhaps the epitome of the Pantalone character.
Pantalone is one of the most complex characters found in commedia dell ' arte and is arguably the most important character in any commedia production.
His interaction in the play is usually mostly with Pantalone, either as a friend, mentor or competitor.
Smitherman urged strategic voting and repeatedly asserted that " a vote for Joe Pantalone is a vote for Rob Ford ".
Joe Pantalone ( born 1952 ) is a former Canadian politician, city councillor for Ward 19, one of two wards in Trinity — Spadina.
Born in the town of Racalmuto, Sicily, Italy to a sharecropping father, Joe Pantalone is the second oldest of 7 children.

Pantalone and be
In 1985, Pantalone was successful in his bid to be elected to the Metropolitan Toronto council.
As of 2010, Pantalone held positions such as the Chair of Exhibition Place, while Mayor Miller also appointed Pantalone to be Director of Toronto Hydro and the Vice-Chair of the Executive Committee.
In his campaign, Pantalone highlighted his 29 years of experience in municipal politics compared to other candidates, saying, " People are looking around at the outsiders and think their experience does not match mine "; he also said the approach to the city's finances should be " clinical as opposed to a sledgehammer.
On October 6, 2010 outgoing Toronto mayor David Miller announced that he would be supporting Pantalone
As well, Pantalone promised a number of small adjustments to the City of Toronto tax structures, such as reducing property tax for condominium owners which he justified because he said they use less city services and “ It ’ s only fair that their taxes be commensurate ”, freezing property taxes for retirees earning less than $ 50, 000 a year and eliminating an unpopular vehicle registration tax that he supported as a councillor and Deputy Mayor for David Miller.
On his promise to freeze property taxes for seniors, Pantalone expressed the opinion that the loss of this revenue could be made up elsewhere, saying: " If you distribute that across the whole tax base, people won ’ t even know that it has happened ".

Pantalone and based
The presence of slapstick in this part of the show is not at all surprising considering the characters are all based on those found in Italian Commedia dell ' arte, a somewhat improvised, comedic form of travelling theatre consisting of various stock characters including Arlecchino, Colombina, Pantalone, and Pulcinella.

Pantalone and on
During his career, Pantalone served on numerous committees for Toronto City Council.
In 2006, Pantalone spent $ 248, 817 in salary and benefits for his support staff, the second highest on council after Howard Moscoe.
A handful of city councillors ( Adam Vaughan and fellow NDP members Joe Mihevc and Pam McConnell ) who were longtime allies on Pantalone in the Miller administration cast their lot in with Smitherman in an effort to sway voters to support a single winning candidate.

Pantalone and known
She was also known to wear heavy makeup around her eyes and carry a tambourine which she could use to fend off the amorous advances of Pantalone.

Pantalone and for
The Zanni at first wore a full faced carnival mask, but because of the need for dialogue between Pantalone and the Zanni, the bottom of the mask was hinged and eventually cut away altogether.
In “ Lazzi of Counting Money ”, the Zanni divides Pantalone ’ s money between Pantolone and himself in the following way: “ One for Pantalone, two for me ( gives one coin to Pantalone and two to himself ); two for Pantalone, three for me ( gives one coin to Pantalone and three to himself ), etc.
The most common explanation for the name " Pantalone " comes from the Italian phrase pianta leone, translated as " plant the lion.

Pantalone and their
Running with the unreserved endorsement of the Toronto Star, his campaign ended when NDP and left-liberal councillors moved their support to Joe Pantalone.

Pantalone and .
: Pantalone: Zanni, I want you to earn yourself a sovereign.
: Pantalone: A gold sovereign.
: Pantalone: Zanni, wake up you animal and come here.
: Pantalone: Dear Zanni, take the sonnet.
: Pantalone: I will give it to you.
: Pantalone: It's there.
: Pantalone: It's yours.
: Pantalone: Trust me, my dear Zanni ; take the sonnet and I will give it to you.
The earliest literary evidence portrays Zanni as a servant of Pantalone.
Columbina aided her mistress, the innamorata, to gain the affections of her one true love by manipulating Arlecchino and counter-plotting against Pantalone while simultaneously managing the whereabouts of the innamorato.
The Lovers are usually the children of either Dottore or Pantalone.
The primary members of this group are Pantalone, Il Dottore and Il Capitano.
Pantalone and Il Dottore are the alter ego of each other, Pantalone being the decadent wealthy merchant, and Il Dottore being the decadent erudite.

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