Volpone: Revised Edition by Ben Jonson

Volpone: Revised Edition

Ben Jonson

216 pages first pub 1606 (editions)

fiction classics play challenging dark reflective fast-paced
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The sharpest, funniest comedy about money and morals in the 17th century is still the sharpest and funniest about those things in the 21st. The full, modernised play text is accompanied by incisive commentary notes which communicate the devastatin...

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Community Reviews

3.2
based on 925 reviews

Moods

funny: 84%

lighthearted: 38%

reflective: 28%

challenging: 23%

dark: 23%

tense: 12%

adventurous: 7%

informative: 7%

mysterious: 7%

relaxing: 2%


Pace

27% of readers chose fast
58% of readers chose medium
13% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

25% of readers chose Plot
38% of readers chose A mix
35% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

6% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
57% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

12% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
68% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

10% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
65% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

87% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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