in close contact, due to nerves, and, therefore, never really outwardly express affection toward their beloved. The Lovers commonly fight or bicker. Despite the bitter interactions, the Lovers mostly reconcile their differences by the end of the play and end up happily together and/or married. The Lovers are usually the children of either Dottore or Pantalone. The Lovers are aware of the audience's presence. They use the audience as a means to show themselves off and also to express their plight at not being able to obtain their love. In other ways, they may also call on an audience member for help or advice, or even flirt with someone who is watching from their T.V. Rhetorical conceits used Alliteration Allusion Antithesis Assonance Hyperbole Interrogation Invocation Irony Metaphor Prosopopoeia Conceit Entering and exiting The Lovers use Usite (exits) and Chiusette (endings) sometimes when entering and exiting. These are rhyming couplets that are said before exiting and entering a scene. Variations on names Since the Lovers are stock characters, the names of both the male and female lovers are used over and over again: Males Arsenio Aurielo Cinthio Fabrizio Flavio Fedelindo Florindo Flaminio Leandro Lélio Lindoro Mario Ortensio Ottavio Orazio Sireno, often the son of Pantalone. Silvio Tristano Females Angelica Aurelia Beatrice Bianchetta Celia Clarice Clori Cinzio Emilia Eularia Flaminia, played by Elena Balletti having inherited the role from her grandmother Florinda, famously portrayed by Virginia Ramponi-Andreini who also used "La Florinda" as her stage name Filesia Filli, often daughter of Pantalone. Isabella Lavinia Lidia Ortensia Rosalinda Silvia Turchetta Vittoria References Commedia dell'arte characters Romance characters Couples Fictional characters introduced in the 16th century