Volpone
by Ben Jonson
01. What type of comedy is ‘Volpone’? [NU 2014]
Ans: “Volpone” is a comedy of humours.
02. What is the sub-title of the play Volpone? [NU 2013, 2015, 2017]
Ans: The sub-title of the play Volpone is “The Fox”.
03. Where is the setting of the play "Volpone"?
Ans: The setting of the play "Volpone" is Volpone’s house in Venice, Italy.
04. From what animal does the play 'Volpone' take its name? [NU 2016]
Ans: The play 'Volpone' takes its name from the animal ‘fox’.
05. Who is Volpone?
Ans: Volpone is a Venetian nobleman who embodies the greed, and feigns illness to attract the legacy hunters.
06. What is “Volpone”?
Ans: “Volpone” is a comedy of humour.
07. What is the symbolic meaning of Volpone? [NU 2015]
Ans: The symbolic meaning of Volpone is ‘cunning fox’.
08. Who is Mosca?
Ans: Mosca is the parasite of Volpone.
09. Who is Bonario?
Ans: Bonario, son of Corbaccio, is a young gentleman.
10. Who is Corbaccio?
Ans: Corbaccio, the raven, is the oldest of the three avaricious inheritance seekers.
11. Who is Corvino?
Ans: Corvino, an extremely vicious and dishonorable person, is Celia's jealous husband.
12. Who is Sir Politic Would Be?
Ans: Sir Politic Would-be is an English knight who resides in Venice and prides himself on knowing the ways of a gentleman.
13. Who is Lady Would Be?
Ans: Lady Would Be is the Knight's wife. She is the garrulous, vain, and jealous companion of Sir Politic.
14. Who is Peregrine?
Ans: Peregrine is a young English traveler who meets and befriends Sir Politic Would Be upon arriving in Venice.
15. Who is Celia?
Ans: Celia is the wife of Corvino.
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