Pierrot's a stock character of mime and Commedia dell'Arte, a French variant of the Italian Pedrolino. His character's that of the sad clown, pining for love of Columbine, who inevitably breaks his heart and leaves him for Harlequin. He's usually depicted wearing a loose, white tunic. The noticeable feature of Pierrot's behaviour's his naïveté, he's seen as a fool, always the butt of pranks, yet nonetheless trusting. Pierrot's also portrayed as moonstruck, distant and oblivious to rea… (More on Pierrot)