This document summarizes the main characters in the play Volpone, including: - Volpone, the protagonist who feigns illness to trick legacy hunters into giving him gifts in hopes of becoming his heir. - Mosca, Volpone's servant who helps execute his deceptive plans but grows greedy. - Corvino's beautiful wife Celia, who attracts Volpone's interest. - Three legacy hunters (Corbaccio, Corvino, and Voltore) who are greedy for money and gifts. - Corbaccio's loyal son who rescues Celia. - Sir Politic Would-be and Peregrine, representing how foreigners get corrupted in

1. Characters

2.  Protagonist
 The Fox in Italian
 Magnifico (Venetian Noble)
 Greedy for pleasure&money
 Energetic, skillful in the art of speech
 True con artist
 No children, only his parasite Mosca, his dwarf,
his eunuch and his hermaphrodite
 Mosca = confidant
 Represents Jonson’s money-obsessed society

3.  Volpone’s parasite
 Slave, servant...
 ServesVolpone first, executes his ideas
 Hides his real intentions from everyone
 Gains independence then
 Deceitful, can lie when necessary
 Useful forVolpone
 Grows greedy (destroys them both)

4.  Corvino’s wife
 A kind, religious, extremely beautiful
character
 Always willing to avoid dishonor
 Attracts both Corvino andVolpone
 Husbands treats bad
 But still obedient  moral
 Self-restraining (makes her a foil forVolpone)
 Foil – to reveal contrast

5.  Vulture in Italian
 Legacy hunter
 GivesVolpone gifts to be his heir
 A lawyer, good at speech and deceit
 Wants to level-up in the society
 Greedy

6.  Crow in Italian
 Another legacy hunter
 Celia’s husband
 Threatens her wife to control her
 Sees her as property
 Greedy for money, not for faithfulness

7.  Raven in Italian
 Another legacy hunter
 Very old and ill, hearing problem
 Likely to die beforeVolpone
 Happy aboutVolpone’s bad health – secretly

8.  Corbaccio’s young son
 Loyal to his family, to his father
 Loyal even when his father talks against him
in the court
 Rescues Celia fromVolpone
 Represents bravery, honor

9.  English knight living inVenice
 Central character of the subplot (Sir Politic
and Peregrine)
 Imaginative, a lot of ideas to make money
 Represents how British noblemen get
corrupted abroad

10.  Would-be courtesan
 The reason why they live inVenice
 Wants to learn about the sophisticated lives
ofVenetians
 Knowlegeable
 Very ostentatious, likes showing off

11.  Young English traveler
 Friend of Sir PoliticWould-be
 Likes him but also easily offended
 Serves to connect the story to England
 Serves as the Knowledge part of the
Knowledge/Ignorance theme