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Greed: “Good morning to the day, and next , my/ gold!”


- Volpone

Volpone praises the treasure in ecstatic religious terms, calling it "sacred", and "blessed", and exclaiming with hyperbole that his gold is brighter than the sun.

Avarice: "What a rare punishment / Is avarice to itself."


- Volpone Act 1 Scene 5

Thepunishment—and the central irony of the play—is that while greed drives thesearch for money, power, and respect, it ends up making everyone in the playlook foolish.

Lust: Volpone's lust for Celia - "like a flame", "ambitious fire", "burning heat", "heap of cinders", "my liver melts"


- Act 2 scene 4 pg 100

Fire/Heated/ burning imagery Violence His lust for Celia is uncontrollable Connotes passion, dangerous love


Volpone bursts into song in the seduction scene – familiar with audiences – conic representation of fox as false musician Middle Ages - Durer

Lust: “Come, my Celia, let us prove/While we can, the sports of love”




- Volpone to Celia Act 3 scene 7 pg 133


Volpone is singing to Celia to essentially lure and trap her


Imitation of the famous: ‘Carpe Diem’ sieze the day poem by Catallus



Iconographic tradition of the Fox as falsemusician

Pride: “I fear I shall begin to grow in love/ With my dear self”




- Mosca Act 3


Soliloquy(gives the audience direct access to what the character truly feels


- Machiavellian

Jealousy: “You were an actor, with your handkerchief”




Corvino to Celia

Corvino portraying his wrath – sense of control over her Asserting his dominance and possessiveness

Jealousy/Pride: “Death of mine honour, with the city’s fool?”




- Corvino to Celia Act 2 scene 5


It is a reflection upon the man if the woman acts immorally

Blasphemy:“Open the shrine that I may see my saint”

Metaphor – blasphemy Replaces God with gold – represents breakingdown of religion and misplaced morals