Articles for tag: Ben Jonson, Shakespeare, Shakespeare Comedies, Shylock

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Best William Shakespeare Quotes

The best William Shakespeare quotes are written and repeated to us all the time. William Shakespeare was the greatest playwright of all time, and his quotes and words stay with us still today. Which of William Shakespeare’s quotes are the best is a matter of opinion. Here, in my opinion are the best William Shakespeare ...

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Quotes About Home Education

“An educational system isn’t worth a great deal if it teaches young people how to make a living but doesn’t teach them how to make a life. ” ~ Author Unknown “Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school. ” ~ Albert Einstein “The object of education is to ...

Jonson’s Epitaph to Shakespeare

Much like his contemporaries, Ben Jonson utilized the iambic pentameter, though not in the traditional sonnet form. Within “To the Memory of My Beloved, the Author Mr. William Shakespeare”, Jonson uses couplets to monumentalize the passing of one of the most prolific dramatists of the sixteenth century. While the poem is a testimony to the ...

Analysis: Volpone by Ben Jonson

Volpone is the story of five people – Volpone, Mosca, Voltore, Corvino and Corbaccio – who are led into folly by their love of money. As Act One opens, Volpone, a wealthy Venetian, and Mosca, his “parasite,” are talking. Volpone is admiring his store of gold when three visitors arrive in succession. All three are ...