During the 16th century, fencing had become wildly popular. Two notable fencing masters were Camillo Agrippa and Capo Ferro. These two names are quite popular in the realm of fencing even today. It is interesting to note the Capitano stock character is always dressed to kill. Meaning he is always ready to duel; cape adorned and sword at his side. It seems what we would call the pop culture of the time, be it fencing, had found a way to leak into the Italian form of media, theatre. Fencing was such a part of masculinity that it was being advertised by the "young adventurer" character in the plays. It is also interesting to see how this art also helped spark the sport of fencing in other countries and helped the italian fencing masters gain work in foreign countries.
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