Volpone
Sign in to savethumb|An illustration for an 1898 edition of Volpone by Aubrey Beardsley. Volpone (, Italian for "sly fox") is a comedy play by English playwright Ben Jonson first produced in 1605–1606, drawing on elements of city comedy and beast fable. A merciless satire of greed and lust, it remains Jonson's most-performed play, and it is ranked among the finest Jacobean era comedies.
Key facts
- Play.name
- Volpone
- Play.image
- "Volpone" by Ben Jonson LCCN98516884.jpg
- Play.caption
- Poster for a 1939 production, part of the Federal Theatre Project
- Play.writer
- Ben Jonson
- Play.setting
- Venice, Renaissance period
- Play.premiere
- Spring 1606
- Play.place
- Globe Theatre, London
- Play.orig_lang
- Early Modern English
- Play.subject
- greed, lust
- Play.genre
- comedy, city comedy
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thumb|An illustration for an 1898 edition of Volpone by Aubrey Beardsley. Volpone (, Italian for "sly fox") is a comedy play by English playwright Ben Jonson first produced in 1605–1606, drawing on elements of city comedy and beast fable. A merciless satire of greed and lust, it remains Jonson's most-performed play, and it is ranked among the finest Jacobean era comedies.
==Characters== thumb|Thomas Hull (actor)|Thomas Hull in costume as Voltore, 1780 Volpone (the Sly Fox) – a greedy and rich childless Venetian magnifico Mosca (the Fly) – his servant Voltore (the Vulture) – a lawyer Corbaccio (the Raven) – an avaricious old miser Bonario – Corbaccio's son Corvino (the Carrion Crow) – a merchant Celia – Corvino's wife Sir Politic Would-Be – ridiculous Englishman and husband of Lady Would-Be Lady Would-Be (the parrot) – English lady and wife of Sir Politic Would-Be Peregrine ("Pilgrim") – another, more sophisticated, English traveller Nano – a dwarf, companion of Volpone Androgyno – a hermaphrodite, companion of Volpone Castrone – a eunuch, companion of Volpone The Avocatori – the judges of Venice