THE ALCHEMIST- BEN JONSON
1. Ben
Jonson was born in 1572, a month after his father’s death.
2. He
was brought up by his step-father who was a brick-layer.
3. Educated
in Westminster school and later in Cambridge.
6. it is
generally considered Jonson's best and most characteristic comedy.
8. The
play's clever fulfilment of the classical unities and vivid depiction of human folly have made it
one of the few Renaissance plays (except the works of Shakespeare) with a continuing life on stage (except for a period of
neglect during the Victorian era).
10. Jeremy- servant, changed name as Face
(Falseless)
11. Subtle – Alchemist, friend of Face, crafty,
clever in Elizabethan English.
12. Dol Common – companion for Subtle and Face,
Prostitute.
13. Dapper – Lawyer, clerk, Gambler and wants to
win always
14. Kastrill – An Angry Boy
15. Drugger – tobacconist, wants more profit in
business
16. Sir Epicure Mammon – wants Philosopher’s stone
17. Sir surely- cousin to Sir Epicure Mammon,
Anti-Alchemy
18. Dame Plaint – young rich women, subtle and Face
loves her but she loves and marries Lovewit, she is Kastril’s sister.
19. Dol is used to cheat Dapper, Drugger and Sir
Epicure Mammon by Subtle and Face in Lovewit absence
20. Ben Jonson dedicated this play to Lady Wrath,
Daughter of the first Earl of Leichester and niece of Philip Sidney.
21. It is a humour play and bitter satire on
puritans.
22. Face disguised as captain.
23. The play opens with a quarrel between Face and
Subtle.
24. Jonson’s comedy of humour introduced in The
Alchemist.
25. Subtle appears in the beginning carrying a
sword in his hand.
26. “I will make an old man of four score, a child”
– Mammon.
27. Subtle often calls Mammon as Son.
28. Dapper is the first gull of the day.
29. Dapper wants a spirit that will allow him to
win at gambling. Subtle tells him that
He is related to the queen of Fairies.
30. Drugger is the second gull, he wants to arrange
his shop. He is asked to bring tobacco and damask.
31. Sir
Epicure Mammon is a cynical person.
32. Subtle
has promised to give the Philosopher’s stone to Mammon.
33. Face changes character into Lungs, Ulen Spiegel,
the Doctor’s laboratory assistant.
34. Ananias,
an Anabaptist and Tribulation, the pastor want the philosopher’s stone in order
to make money to win more people in religion.
35. Kastrill,
is brought by Drugger, who has come to learn how to quarrel.
36. Dame
Pliant, widow as a Spanish Don.
37. Dol
reports the arrival of Lovewit.
38. Face
delivers the epilogue.
39. Where
was Jonson born? Westminister, London
40. What
is Jonson BEST known for? Satirical plays
41. Where
did Jonson first attend school? St. Martin's Lane
42. what
is his main Occupations? Dramatist, Poet and Actor
43. What
two tragedies largley failed to impress renaissance audiences? Sejanus, Catiline
44. Who
was Jonson's wife said to be? Anne Lewis
45. How
did Jonson describe his wife to be? A shrew, yet honest
46. When
did Jonson's father die? May of 1572
47. How
many plays and Masques did Jonson compose?
19 plays and 36 masques.
48. What
is the opening line of the play? "Believ't, I will."
49. What
are Subtle and Face doing as the play opens?
Arguing
50. Where
does Face claim he found Subtle? Homeless, on the street, dressed in rags
51. Who
says, "I fart at thee"? Subtle
52. Ananias
and Tribulation are members of which religious order? Anabaptism
53. Where
is the play set? Blackfriars
54. In
whose house is the play set? Lovewit's
55. In
which year was the play written? 1610
56. Ben
Jonson was almost executed for which crime?
Murder
57. Alchemy
is the practice of turning base metal into what? Gold
58. In
the first scene, Subtle claims to have Taught Face the art of alchemy.
59. The
argument of the opening scene ends only when Dol takes Face's and Subtle's
weapons and calms them down
60. Where
is Lovewit during most of the play? At his hop-yards, tending to his business
61. Which
character dresses up as a Spaniard to fool the conmen? Surly
62. Who
is the first gull through the door at the start of the play? Dapper
63. What
does Dapper want from the Doctor? A gambling fly
64. Whose
nephew is Dapper told that he is? The Queen of Faery's
65. What
does Dapper have to do before he can meet his aunt? Put on clean clothes,
inhale vinegar, and say "buz" and "hum".
66. What
is Drugger's job? Tobacconist
67. What
is Drugger's nickname? Nab
68. What
does Drugger ask Subtle to tell him? How his shop should be organized
69. Upon
what day was Drugger born? Wednesday
70. What
does Subtle tell Drugger to write on his north walls? Rael, Velel, Thiel
71. What
does Mammon want from the Doctor? The Philosopher's Stone
72. What
is Mammon's first name? Epicure
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