Volpone
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The Argument Prologue Act 1, Scene 1 Act 1, Scene 2 Act 1, Scene 3 Act 1, Scene 4 Act 1, Scene 5 Act 2, Scene 1 Act 2, Scene 2 Act 2, Scene 3 Act 2, Scene 4 Act 2, Scene 5 Act 2, Scene 6 Act 2, Scene 7 Act 3, Scene 1 Act 3, Scene 2 Act 3, Scene 3 Act 3, Scene 4 Act 3, Scene 5 Act 3, Scene 6 Act 3, Scene 7 Act 3, Scene 8 Act 3, Scene 9 Act 4, Scene 1 Act 4, Scene 2 Act 4, Scene 3 Act 4, Scene 4 Act 4, Scene 5 Act 4, Scene 6 Act 5, Scene 1 Act 5, Scene 2 Act 5, Scene 3 Act 5, Scene 4 Act 5, Scene 5 Act 5, Scene 6 Act 5, Scene 7 Act 5, Scene 8 Act 5, Scene 9 Act 5, Scene 10 Act 5, Scene 11 Act 5, Scene 12
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All Themes Theatre and Appearance vs Reality Money and Commerce Greed and Corruption Gender Roles and Women Language
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All Characters Volpone Mosca Voltore Corbaccio Bonario Corvino Celia Sir Politic Would-be Lady Would-be Peregrine
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All Symbols Disease and Medicine Gold and Alchemy
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Volpone

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Ben Jonson
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Ginsberg, Jacob. "Volpone." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 23 Jun 2017. Web. 25 Sep 2021.

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