Bartholomew Fair

by Ben Jonson

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Zeal-of-the-Land Busy in Ben Jonson's Bartholomew Fair is a hypocritical Puritan satirized for his gluttony and self-serving adaptability. While he condemns others' sins, he excuses his own,...

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Ben Jonson's play Bartholomew Fair contains many characters who are easy to identify as Puritans. These include Zeal-of-the-Lady Busy, Dame Purecraft, Win-the-Fight Littlewit, and John Littlewit. All...

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Bartholomew Fair

In "Bartholomew Fair," various characters attempt to exert authority, reflecting a satirical microcosm of human society. Justice Overdo disguises himself to catch criminals but ends up befriending a...

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Bartholomew Fair

The three characters—Overdo, Busy, and Wasp—are not personifications of Puritanism, English Catholicism and the Church of England. Rather, Jonson uses them as representatives of human weaknesses that...

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