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14 Cards in this Set
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"Nought can warm his blood, sir, but a fever." -Mosca |
-People thought the moon and stars governed their fate so, it could be argued that Volpone is on a predetermined path therfore his coldhearted mischief is not his fault.
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Voltore (the vulture) -An advocate |
-Associated with avarice (extreme greed for wealth), it's a particular trait attributed to lawyers -Vulture's are thought to have a keener scent for death than other scavengers...this is seen in Voltore's ability to arrive first among the legacy hunters |
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Corvino (the crow) -A merchant |
-Crows have a traditional association with marital constancy which provides an ironic twist to Corvino's jealousy of, yet willingness to prostitute his wife |
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Corbaccio (the raven) -An old gentleman |
-Ravens were considered examples of longevity and their hoarse croaking was believed to come before the death of others. -His disinheriting of Bonario is of particular importance as ravens were thought to reject their young unless they were as black as them. |
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Mosca (fly/parasite) |
-'Musca' is Latin for fly- it's a name which was given to parasitic characters in Latin comedies. -he is a social outcast with no place in society and only exists for Volpone and through Volpone. -the parasite eats at the expense of others, Mosca lives off of the wealth/livelihood of others -parasitism is a form of superiority as Mosca lives by his wits and feeds off of others, by skillfully manipulating their trust and generosity. |
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"Letting the cherry knock against their lips,/ And draw it by their mouths, and back again" -Volpone |
-Volpone is a dystopian satire on Renaissance and Jonson means to show that the cause of social malaise lies in the perversity of individuals. |
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"What a rare punishment / Is avarice to itself." "avarice" is extreme greed -Jonson's play displays a moral distress at the crimes and follies of men, his comedy is corrective and carthatic. |
-The punishment—and the central irony of the play—is that while greed drives the search for money, power, and respect, it ends up making everyone in the play look foolish, contemptible, and poorer, both spiritually and financially. |
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"To look upon their kindness, and take more”
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Volpone is a powerful moral study of greed, foxish cunning and lust. it has not been sufficiently emphasised that it is also a study of man's wolfish compulsion to make others suffer.
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"I, whose innocence...once lost, I have nought to lose beyond it…” -Celia |
-Celia constantly clings to her virtuosity -her innocence is all the wealth she needs and if she loses it, she will have lost everything. - Celia says she would rather drink poison or eat burning coals than lie with Volpone- she'll do anything to protect her innocence |
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"Mischiefs feed like beasts, till they be fat, and then they bleed" -First avocatore |
These are the final lines in the play. -the fox and fly fatten themselves on the birds of prey (3 gulls), but due to their greed, they are inevitably punished and order is restored. -the judge makes known to the audience the consequences of succumbing to greed and Jonson uses Volpone as an instrument of this lesson. |
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Lady Would-Be accuses Peregrine of being "A female devil, in a male outside" |
Being a "female" inside a male's body threatened the social stability defined by the patriarchal system which meant that anyone who transgressed against this was marginalised.
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"Open the shrine, that I may see my Saint" -Volpone |
The theme of the folly of greed is immediately introduced, with Volpone’s almost religious adulation of his money.
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"The dumb God that giv’st all men tongues" -Volpone |
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"I glory more in the cunning purchase of my wealth, than in the glad possession." -Volpone |
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