Alchemist - Oliver Goldsmith

1. R . V E D H A
A S S I S T A N T P R O F E S S O R O F E N G L I S H ,
B O N S E C O U R S C O L L E G E O F W O M E N ,
T H A N J A V U R
Alchemist – Oliver Goldsmith

2.  Lovewit, left London, 6 weeks for plague
 His house became place for scams and
brothel by (Subtle, Face and Dol)
 Face brought victims as (Subtle - doctor,
scientific and magical aspects)
 Fight – who contribute more profit (play
opens)
 Dol promise to sleep with high profited
person

3.  First Victim:
 young law clerk Dapper victimized under gambling
through the wrong direction of Queen of fairy who
lied that he would get more money
 Second victim
 Abel drugger: asked subtle’s scientific and magical
tricks to set his shop to get more profit
 Third Victim
 Sir Epicure Mammon: who believed Subtle as
Doctor of alchemy who can create the philosopher’s
stone in his lab

4.  Surly wished to prove all alchemy is bogus
and face and subtle were bunch of frauds
 But He slept with dol a lady scholar and
send every metal and finally lost
everything
 The next victims are Ananias and
tribulation wholesome who also wants the
philosophers stone but Ananias was not
ready to give more money and finally they
got it from epicure mammon
 Castril came to learn quarrel lesson

5.  Subtle and face wished to meet pliant to
marry her
 Dapper had appointment with Dol
 When mammon came he was gagged and
stashed in the bathroom
 Dol change her dress and seduced
Mammon
 Castril brought dame and face and subtle
fights for her
 Surly came in disguise Spanish don and
asked for dol who is busy with mammon
and he had been introduced to Dame

6.  Dol pretends to be mad Explosion in
the stage Mammon’s lab has been blew
away because of his sin
 Surly reveals truth and proposes to
dame but he was driven
 Lovewit returned, informed by his
neighbours
 All victims asked for justice Lovewit
sends them
 Lovewit got hot rich wife and
mammon’s money and clever servant