VolponeAl Manhal, 1. 1. 2001 - Počet stran: 151 Bitter, satiric comedy in blank verse is one of the great Elizabethan dramatist’s finest plays. The plot concerns a wealthy, lecherous old man who feigns a mortal illness in order to solicit bribes from greedy acquaintances who hope to inherit his fortune. Many complexities of plot and connivance ensue, but in the end, the guilty parties are exposed and punished. Explanatory footnotes. Descriptor(s): LITERARY FORMS | ENGLISH DRAMA | LITERARY STYLE | LITERARY CRITICISM | UNITED KINGDOM |
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... Corbaccio, the raven -- is not gifted with the oversight of Votore, nevertheless it destroys its victim. According to Jackson it was "symbolically related to solitude"(4) Corvino, the crow who arrives last is notorious for greed The ...
... Corbaccio, the raven -- is not gifted with the oversight of Votore, nevertheless it destroys its victim. According to Jackson it was "symbolically related to solitude"(4) Corvino, the crow who arrives last is notorious for greed The ...
Strana 8
... Corbaccio's willingness to sacrifice his son for prosperity, Corvino's eagerness to offer his wife to the fox and Voltore's debasing of his profession. The moral disease is represented by physical disease, as Volpone's speech ...
... Corbaccio's willingness to sacrifice his son for prosperity, Corvino's eagerness to offer his wife to the fox and Voltore's debasing of his profession. The moral disease is represented by physical disease, as Volpone's speech ...
Strana 9
... Corbaccio and Corvino, in which three characters are greedy for Volpone's wealth. In act II, Jonson introduces the ... Corbaccio more determined to disinherit his son. The scene ends with everything being under contorl. Act IV is the ...
... Corbaccio and Corvino, in which three characters are greedy for Volpone's wealth. In act II, Jonson introduces the ... Corbaccio more determined to disinherit his son. The scene ends with everything being under contorl. Act IV is the ...
Strana 10
... Corbaccio. As Barish says : "She is jealous like Corvino, as meaningglessly and pervesely erudite as Voltor, and like corbaccio, she makes compromising proposals to Mosca which leave her at the mercy of his blackmil." (8) Peregrine, the ...
... Corbaccio. As Barish says : "She is jealous like Corvino, as meaningglessly and pervesely erudite as Voltor, and like corbaccio, she makes compromising proposals to Mosca which leave her at the mercy of his blackmil." (8) Peregrine, the ...
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... CORBACCIO, an old Gentleman CORVINO, a Merchant BONARIO, son to Corbaccio SIR POLITICK WOULD-BE, a Knight PEREGRINE, a Gentleman Traveller NANO, a Dwarf GASTRONE, an Eunuch ANEROGYNO, an Hermaphrodite GREGE, (or Mob) COMMANDADORI ...
... CORBACCIO, an old Gentleman CORVINO, a Merchant BONARIO, son to Corbaccio SIR POLITICK WOULD-BE, a Knight PEREGRINE, a Gentleman Traveller NANO, a Dwarf GASTRONE, an Eunuch ANEROGYNO, an Hermaphrodite GREGE, (or Mob) COMMANDADORI ...
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