Volpone
Volpone AT: The Fox
A: Ben Jonson
First Performance: 1606, London
Published: 1607
Genre: Com. in 5 acts; blank verse and prose
Setting: Venice, Renaissance period
Cast: 22m, 2f, extras
Volpone (the fox), a rich magnifico of Venice, has no relatives to be his heirs. Encouraged by his devious parasite Mosca (the fly), several people call on Volpone, bringing gifts and flattery in the hope that they will inherit his fortune. Amongst these are: Voltore (the vulture), a lawyer; Corbaccio (the crow), an old miser; Corvino (the raven), a merchant; and Lady Would-Be, an ambitious English visitor. When Volpone discovers the beauty of Corvino's wife Celia, he determines to win this prize too. Mosca tells Corvino that unless a beautiful young woman can be found to sleep with him, Volpone will die – without...
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