Contributor(s): Author: Ben Jonson Introduction by: Michael Jamieson The three plays collected in this volume depict the faults, errors and foibles of ordinary people with exuberant humour, savage satire and acute observations.
Volpone portrays a rich Venetian who pretends to be dying so that his despised acquaintances will flock to his bedside with extravagant gifts in hope of an inheritance.
The Alchemist also deals with greed an.
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