Volpone

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Suns, that set, may rise again:
But if, once, we lose this light,
'Tis with us perpetual night.

Ben Jonson

Volpone

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Topic

Finality of death Death

Speaker

Volpone

Author

Ben Jonson

Source

Volpone

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play)

Language

English

Time

1606 1600s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Original Citation

Jonson, Ben. Volpone. King's Men. Spring 1606, Globe Theatre, London, England, UK, act 3.

Current Citation

Jonson, Ben. "Volpone." Ben Jonson: Five Plays, edited by G. A. Wilkes. Oxford University Press, 2009, act 3.

I glory
More in the cunning purchase of my wealth,
Than in the glad possession.

Ben Jonson

Volpone

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Topic

Wealth

Speaker

Volpone

Author

Ben Jonson

Source

Volpone

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play)

Language

English

Time

1606 1600s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Jonson, Ben. Volpone. King's Men. Spring 1606, Globe Theatre, London, England, UK, act 1, sc. 1.

Current Citation

Jonson, Ben. "Volpone." Ben Jonson: Five Plays, edited by G. A. Wilkes. Oxford University Press, 2009, act 1, sc. 1.

Calumnies are answered best with silence.

Ben Jonson

Volpone

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Topic

Slander

Speaker

Sir Politic

Author

Ben Jonson

Source

Volpone

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play)

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1606 1600s 17th century

Era

European Renaissance

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Jonson, Ben. Volpone. King's Men. Spring 1606, Globe Theatre, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 2.

Current Citation

Jonson, Ben. "Volpone." Ben Jonson: Five Plays, edited by G. A. Wilkes. Oxford University Press, 2009, act 2, sc. 2.