Volpone Group at eNotes

According to wikipedia an animal fable or beast fable is defined as: a...

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 18:16:44 PST

According to wikipedia an animal fable or beast fable is defined as: a type of fable, in which human behaviour and weaknesses are subject to scrutiny, by reflection into the animal kingdom. If we look at the fable Volpone in regards to whether or not it's an animal fable, we would have to agree that it is an animal fable. It's an animal fable because animals are talking and scruitinizing human behavior. Throughout the play the characters are...

Is Volpone a animal fable?

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 16:57:46 PST

Is Volpone a animal fable?

Significance of Volpone's huge bed in Ben Jonson's drama Volpone.

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:15:56 PST

Significance of Volpone's huge bed in Ben Jonson's drama Volpone.

Because all the charecter are guilty of glatlony.Every charecter has...

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 14:07:18 PST

Because all the charecter are guilty of glatlony.Every charecter has an adjective of animal.They are more dengerous.

Discuss Volpone as a study of greed or avarice.

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:19:07 PST

Discuss Volpone as a study of greed or avarice.

please put down the character of mosca in details in volpone.

Wed, 7 Oct 2009 10:29:33 PST

please put down the character of mosca in details in volpone.

how is animal imagery used in volpone?

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:42:06 PST

how is animal imagery used in volpone?

Discussion of lines 180-275 of Volpone by Ben Jonson

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:53:00 PST

Can you help analyze these lines?

how is animal imagery used in volpone?

Sun, 2 Aug 2009 17:27:22 PST

how is animal imagery used in volpone?

comedy of humour written by( ben jonson)volpone

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:33:07 PST

comedy of humour written by( ben jonson)volpone

How does the subplot of Volpone develop the thematic elements of the...

Tue, 3 Mar 2009 12:11:30 PST

How does the subplot of Volpone develop the thematic elements of the main plot?

what is the main theme of Volpone ?

Mon, 2 Mar 2009 03:10:08 PST

what is the main theme of Volpone ?

What are the main characteristics of comedy of humours in Volpone?Why is...

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:42:34 PST

What are the main characteristics of comedy of humours in Volpone?Why is this play an example of comedy of humours?

Go to the site below for a complete list of the characters and the...

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:24:23 PST

Go to the site below for a complete list of the characters and the description of each one. I can give you only the main characters and a brief description.Volpone is the main character who enjoys playing his con games against challenging opponents. He's also known as "The Fox".Corbaccio, "The Raven", is a greedy old man who will do just about anything to get Volpone's money.Corvino, "The Crow", also wants to get...

Can you please explain all of the characters in Volpone?

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:44:53 PST

Can you please explain all of the characters in Volpone?

Yes, the character names in Jonson's play do reveal personality...

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:09:22 PST

Yes, the character names in Jonson's play do reveal personality traits. Here are some of the characters in Volpone:most of this info is in the eNotes link below Androgyno--a hermaphrodite and a member of Volpone's household, whose sole purpose seems to be the entertainment and flattery of Volpone.Avocatori--the four judges, or advocates, who hear the trial of Volpone.Castrone--a eunuch, one of the freaks that Volpone maintains in his...

I am looking for any information on the names of characters in Volpone,...

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:40:17 PST

I am looking for any information on the names of characters in Volpone, the idea that Ben Jonson is guiding the audience's understanding of his play.

Volpone's humours include greed, lust, and deceitfulness. They define...

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 08:14:17 PST

Volpone's humours include greed, lust, and deceitfulness. They define his character, and in trying to succeed in his quest for material and lustful desires, it becomes a comedy of errors.His deceptions in trying to attain the wealth of others by having them believe they will actually gain his, is but one example.The ruse in which Celia is used as a bartering tool, all in the belief that Volpone is incapable of acting on his desire is another.

Explain why Volpone is a comedy of humours.

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 02:08:22 PST

Explain why Volpone is a comedy of humours.

Like much Elizabethan drama (King Lear being a prime example) the...

Mon, 7 May 2007 19:40:24 PST

Like much Elizabethan drama (King Lear being a prime example) the subplot of Volpone was quite important. The subplot often reintroduces themes previously addressed and casts them in a new light, allowing the audience to reflect on their importance. Things are a bit different in Johnson's play, as typically main characters in the earlier portions are also involved in the subplot: not so here. In Act II's introduction of the subplot, the...