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Volpone

Ben Jonson

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Table of Contents

Context

Plot Overview

Character List

Analysis of Major Characters

Themes, Motifs, and Symbols

Summary & Analysis

Dedication, Argument, and Prologue

Act I, scene i

Act I, scene ii

Act I, scene iii and scene iv

Act I, scene v

Act II, scene i

Act II, scene ii and scene iii

Act II, scene iv–scene vii

Act III, scene i and scene ii

Act III, scene iii–scene vi

Act III, scene vi and scene vii

Act III, scene viii and ix

Act IV, scene i–scene iii

Act IV, scene iv–vi

Act V, scene i–scene iii

Act V, scene iv

Act V, scene v-scene ix

Act V, scene x–scene xii

Important Quotations Explained

Key Facts

Study Questions and Suggested Essay Topics

Quiz

Suggestions for Further Reading

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