Volpone

Detailed Summary & Analysis

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

Themes

All Themes Theatre and Appearance vs Reality Money and Commerce Greed and Corruption Gender Roles and Women Language

Quotes

Characters

All Characters Volpone Mosca Voltore Corbaccio Bonario Corvino Celia Sir Politic Would-be Lady Would-be Peregrine

Symbols

All Symbols Disease and Medicine Gold and Alchemy

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Volpone

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Introduction

Plot Summary

Detailed Summary
& Analysis

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

Themes

All Themes
Theatre and Appearance vs Reality
Money and Commerce
Greed and Corruption
Gender Roles and Women
Language

Quotes

Characters

All Characters
Volpone
Mosca
Voltore
Corbaccio
Bonario
Corvino
Celia
Sir Politic Would-be
Lady Would-be
Peregrine

Symbols

All Symbols
Disease and Medicine
Gold and Alchemy

Theme Wheel

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Ginsberg, Jacob. "Volpone." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 23 Jun 2017. Web. 15 Nov 2019.

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Ginsberg, Jacob. "Volpone." LitCharts LLC, June 23, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2019. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/volpone.

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