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... them for their political activism. However this never stopped Fo from producing satirical plays, in fact it probably gave him some form of motivation to continue the journey of Accidental Death Of An Anarchist and its "biting political satire". La Commedia Dell Arte 'Accidental Death Of An Anarchist' reflects tradition from which it came - Italian street farce, commedia dell arte and undoubtedly political satire. An Italian tradition that follows through the play is La Commedia Dell Arte, this literally means 'Artistic Comedy'. The commedia dell arte began in the second half of the 16th century in a period of time when theatre plays were cold and classic. It evolved over the years into a popular, entertaining, loud and colourful representation, which took pride in subverting the rules of theatre. The sense of commedia dell arte speaks louder than words; plots are full of climax, exaggerated physical movement, (such as acrobatic jumps, karate ...