right (He lies down and falls asleep). Pantalone: Zanni, wake up you animal and come here. Zanni (rising): At your service, boss, as always. Pantalone: Dear Zanni, take the sonnet. Zanni: Give me the sovereign first. Pantalone: I will give it to you. Zanni: Where is it, then? Pantalone: It's there. Zanni: Show it to me. Pantalone: There it is. (Zanni tries to snatch the coin but Pantalone grabs it back at the last moment) Zanni: Darn! Pantalone: It's yours. Zanni: How can it be mine since you’ve got it? Pantalone: Trust me, my dear Zanni; take the sonnet and I will give it to you. Lazzi A lazzo is a joke or gag in mime or in words. The following Lazzi examples are short comic routines by the character type Zanni. In "Lazzi of the Cat" the Zanni mimics the actions of a cat, demonstrating how the cat hunts for wild birds or how the cat cleans himself by scratching his ears with his feet and cleaning his body with his mouth. Sexual / Scatological Lazzi: In "Lazzi of Burying the Urine", the Zanni is told that burying his urine and the urine produced by his wife will give him a son. Zanni gets a urinal that produces both and before he spills it into the soil, he treats it as a special fluid. Stupidity/ Inappropriate Behavior: 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. " Another popular lazzi was Zanni walking behind his master mounted on a mule and goading it to go faster by blowing air from a pair of bellows onto the animal's anus. Props A Zanni is known to take and briefly keep items that belong to someone else. Some items that the Zanni would keep would be bags, letters, valuables, or food. Relationship with the audience Zanni's relationship to the audience is that he is the most sympathetic character and treats the audience collectively so he is able to address the audience directly. Zanni contributes to the plot by being the "principal contributor to any confusion". Notes References Sources Hartnoll, Phyllis (1983). The Oxford Companion to the Theatre (fourth edition). Oxford: Oxford University