Comedy · 1606

Volpone; or, The Fox

by Ben Jonson

The Venetian magnifico Volpone feigns a mortal illness so that the greedy Voltore, Corbaccio and Corvino will compete to be named his heir, each loading him with gifts, while his parasite Mosca plays them against one another. When Volpone's lust for Corvino's virtuous wife Celia and Mosca's own ambition tip the scheme out of control, the two cheats are hauled before the Venetian magistrates and punished for their trickery.

Contents · 24 parts

• Persons of the Play19 lines
• The Argument7 lines
• Prologue36 lines
• Act I, Scene 1about 760 lines
• Act II, Scene 1about 440 lines
• Act II, Scene 254 lines
• Act II, Scene 3about 220 lines
• Act III, Scene 1about 110 lines
• Act III, Scene 2about 240 lines
• Act III, Scene 37 lines
• Act III, Scene 413 lines
• Act III, Scene 511 lines
• Act III, Scene 6about 420 lines
• Act IV, Scene 1about 310 lines
• Act IV, Scene 2about 390 lines
• Act V, Scene 1about 330 lines
• Act V, Scene 2about 140 lines
• Act V, Scene 325 lines
• Act V, Scene 470 lines
• Act V, Scene 561 lines
• Act V, Scene 679 lines
• Act V, Scene 723 lines
• Act V, Scene 8about 220 lines
• Epilogue6 lines

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