Trivelino (or Trivelin) is a

zanni Zanni (), Zani or Zane is a character type of commedia dell'arte best known as an astute servant and a trickster. The Zanni comes from the countryside and is known to be a "dispossessed immigrant worker".Rudlin, John. ''Commedia dell'arte: An Act ...

character of the ''

commedia dell'arte (; ; ) was an early form of professional theatre, originating from Italian theatre, that was popular throughout Europe between the 16th and 18th centuries. It was formerly called Italian comedy in English and is also known as , , and . Charac ...

''. Trivelino is similar to

Arlecchino Harlequin (; it, Arlecchino ; lmo, Arlechin, Bergamasque pronunciation ) is the best-known of the '' zanni'' or comic servant characters from the Italian ''commedia dell'arte'', associated with the city of Bergamo. The role is traditionally ...

, like him, he represents a stupid servant or valet.Common Commedia dell'Arte Characters
/ref> Trivelino is also similar to Scapin, Brighella, or Mezzetin. This character was introduced in France by Domenico Locatelli in the third quarter of the 17th century.

Pierre de Marivaux Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (4 February 1688 – 12 February 1763), commonly referred to as Marivaux, was a French playwright and novelist. He is considered one of the most important French playwrights of the 18th century, writing nume ...

later used him in several of his comedies including ''

Arlequin poli par l'amour ''Arlequin poli par l'amour'' is a one-act romantic comedy by French playwright Pierre de Marivaux. Its title could be translated into English as ''Harlequin, refined by love''. ''Arlequin poli par l'amour'' was first performed October 17, 1720 ...

'', '' L'Île des esclaves'' and '' La Double Inconstance''.

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Fictional characters introduced in the 17th century Stupid Zanni class characters {{fict-char-stub