Dec 28, 2009

Old Fortunatus | Old Fortunatus

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Author: Thomas Dekker
First Published: 1600
Type of Work: Play
Type of Plot: Allegory
Time of Work: Tenth century
Setting: Cyprus, Babylon, and England
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Folklore
Subjects: Parents and children, Sin or Original sin, England or English people, Fathers, Good and evil, Greed, Gods or goddesses, Middle East, Tenth century
Locales: England, Cyprus, Babylon, ancient

Characters Discussed

Fortunatus (fohr-tew-NAH- tuhs), a shabby, miserable man who becomes for a time Fortune’s darling. He acquires from her a magic purse that is never empty when he wishes to draw out money, and he steals for himself a wishing hat owned by the Soldan of Babylon, whose greed for the purse makes him careless. Fortunatus lives to regret his choice of wealth rather than wisdom and pleads that his sons may have the better choice. He dies, leaving the magic objects and much advice—largely disregarded—to his sons.

Andelocia (an-deh-LOH-chee- ah),...

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Old Fortunatus | Old Fortunatus

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