‘Literature shows us that sexual desire must be restrained.’ In light of this view‚ discuss the ways in which writers represent sexual desires and its consequences. Within Volpone‚ a key object of sexual desires would be Celia – who is so beautiful‚ Jonson deemed it fit for her name to mean ‘celestial’. As a result of her beauty‚ and its subsequent sexualisation (such as her “soft lip” that “would tempt you to eternity of kissing”)‚ Corvino obsesses over possessing her‚ as if she were a widely
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Question 1.The Merchant of Venice: A Romantic Comedy From Insights‚ 1992 The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare’s romantic comedies‚ probably written in 1596 and 1597‚ and forms one of a group of such comedies‚ along with The Two Gentlemen of Verona‚ As You Like It‚ andTwelfth Night. Romantic comedy was a popular and much-preferred type in Elizabethan theatre‚ and all the trappings of such are present in The Merchant of Venice. First‚ the romantic involvement is represented not by one couple
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In His Humour. It was performed by a group called the Lord’s Chamberlain’s Men‚ and William Shakespeare played the lead role. Jonson gained fame when he wrote Volpone‚ Or The Fox in 1606. It was loved by people in England‚ and also by scholars at the universities of Cambridge and Oxford‚ which was a very big success for Jonson. After Volpone‚ Jonson wrote Epicoene‚ or the Silent Woman (1609)‚ The Alchemist (1610)‚ and Bartholomew Fair (1614). Jonson spent a lot of time with the Scottish poet William
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Stuart dramatist‚ lyric poet‚ and literary critic. He is generally regarded as the second most important English dramatist‚ after William Shakespeare‚ during the reign of James I. Among his major plays are the comedies Every Man in His Humour (1598)‚ Volpone (1605)‚ Epicoene; or‚ The Silent Woman (1609)‚ The Alchemist (1610)‚ and Bartholomew Fair (1614) Theatrical career Jonson was born two months after his father died. His stepfather was a bricklayer‚ but by good fortune the boy was able to attend
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Shakespeare’s greatest‚ and darkest‚ plays. The dominant literary figure of James’s reign was Ben Jonson‚ whose varied and dramatic works followed classical models and was enriched by his worldly‚ peculiarly English wit. His satiric dramas‚ notably the great Volpone (1606)‚ all take a cynical view of human nature. Also cynical were the horrific revenge tragedies of John Ford‚ Thomas Middleton‚ Cyril Tourneur‚ and John Webster (the best poet of this grim genre). Novelty was in great demand‚ and the possibilities
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Comedy and Tragedy | | Comedy According to Aristotle (who speculates on the matter in his Poetics)‚ ancient comedy originated with the komos‚ a curious and improbable spectacle in which a company of festive males apparently sang‚ danced‚ and cavorted rollickingly around the image of a large phallus. (If this theory is true‚ by the way‚ it gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "stand-up routine.") Accurate or not‚ the linking of the origins of comedy to some sort of phallic
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a playwright‚ poet‚ and literary critic of the seventeenth century‚ whose artistry exerted a lasting impact upon English poetry and stage comedy. He popularised the comedy of humours. He is best known for the satirical plays Every Man in His Humour (1598)‚ Volpone‚ or The Foxe (1605)‚ The Alchemist (1610)‚ and Bartholomew Fayre: A Comedy (1614)‚ and for his lyric poetry; he is generally regarded as the second most important English dramatist‚ after William Shakespeare‚ during the reign of James I.[1] The literary
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few weeks in prison‚ but shortly after his release he was again arrested for failing to pay an actor. Under King James I‚ Jonson received royal favor and patronage. Over the next fifteen years many of his most famous satirical plays‚ including Volpone (1606) and The Alchemist (1610)‚ were produced for the London stage. In 1616‚ he was granted a substantial pension of 100 marks a year‚ and is often identified as England’s first Poet Laureate. His circle of admirers and friends‚ who called themselves
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Elizabethan Literature Literature produced during the reign of Elizabeth I of England (1558–1603). This period saw a remarkable growth of the arts in England‚ and the literature of the time is characterized by a new energy‚ originality‚ and confidence. It was the most splendid age in the history of English literature‚ during which such writers as Sir Philip Sidney‚ Edmund Spenser‚ Roger Ascham‚ Richard Hooker‚ Christopher Marlowe‚ and William Shakespeare flourished. Drama was the dominant
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