Antimasque

滑稽穿插戏

The antimasque was a form developed by Ben Jonson. In it the characters were grotesque and unruly, the action ludicrous, and the humor broad; it served as a foil and countertype to the elegance, order, and ceremony of the masque proper, which preceded it in a performance.

滑稽穿插戏是本·琼森发展的一种戏剧形式。它的人物角色奇形怪状、放荡不羁，情节荒唐滑稽，插科打诨也较粗俗。在假面剧的幕间安插这种滑稽戏的目的在于衬托出假面歌舞剧本身的优雅、有序及其礼仪。