Volpone

Volpone, or The Fox, is a comedy by Ben Jonson first produced in 1606, and considered one of the finest comedies of the Jacobean period.

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Volpone (the Fox) – a greedy, childless Venetian nobleman
Mosca (the Fly) – his servant
Voltore (the Vulture) – a lawyer
Corbaccio (the Carrion Crow) – an avaricious old miser
Corvino (the Raven) – a merchant
Sir Politic - Would - Be; ridiculous Englishman. Based? on Sir Henry Wotton, http://www.henrywotton.org.uk/.

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Ben Jonson: Benjamin Jonson (June 11, 1572 – August 6, 1637) was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor. He is best known for his plays Volpone and The Alchemist, his lyrics, his influence on Jacobean and Caroline poets, his theory of humours, his contentious personality, and his friendship and ...

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►	Introduction
►	Characters
►	Plot
►	influences

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