Volpone

Ben Jonson

⏱ 8 minDrama

The rich Venetian Volpone, the Fox, feigns dying to make the greedy vultures of the city heap him with gifts, until he and his parasite Mosca overreach and bring it all crashing down. Jonson's savage comedy of greed.

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