The Venetian twins

In this physical/situation comedy the stock character types of the servant, buffoon, young lover, meddling father, & pompous peasant are all maintained in their traditional costume (as is done in the Comedia dellArte) but their masks have been eliminated. The plot's basic theme being that of "mistaken identity" takes on an aura of gaiety so that the viewer is advised to forget reality and surrender to the comic spirit of the play.