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Alchemist by Ben Johnson

The document summarizes Benjamin Jonson's comedy play "The Alchemist". It was written by English dramatist and poet Benjamin Jonson in 1610 and published in 1612. It is considered one of the best satires on the vices of society. The play consists of 5 acts and tells the story of a group of con artists who run a fraud business out of a house in London by pretending to have occult abilities while the homeowner is away. It explores themes of greed, deception, self-deception, religion and transformation through the play's events and characters.

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Alchemist by Ben Johnson

The document summarizes Benjamin Jonson's comedy play "The Alchemist". It was written by English dramatist and poet Benjamin Jonson in 1610 and published in 1612. It is considered one of the best satires on the vices of society. The play consists of 5 acts and tells the story of a group of con artists who run a fraud business out of a house in London by pretending to have occult abilities while the homeowner is away. It explores themes of greed, deception, self-deception, religion and transformation through the play's events and characters.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, FEDERAL URDU UNIVERISTY OF ARTS, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

THE ALCHEMIST BY BENJAMIN JONSON


BENJAMIN JONSON, THE SECOND MOST IMPORTANT FIGURE BENJAMIN JONSON( 1572 - 1637 )
OF ENGLISH LITERATURE, IS THE WRITER OF COMEDY DRAMA • AN ENGLISH DRAMATIST & POET
“THE ALCHEMIST”, WHICH WAS FIRST PERFORMED IN 1610 IN • A CONTEMPORARY OF WILLIAM
KING’S MEN THEATER AND WAS PUBLISHED IN 1612.. SHAKESPEARE.
• SECOND MOST IMPORTANT FIGURE OF
ENGLISH LITERATURE AFTER WILLIAM
INTRODUCTION SHAKESPEARE
• THE ALCHEMIST IS WRITTEN BY • INTRODUCED HUMOR IN DRAMA ,
CHARACTERISTICS
PLAYWRIGHT, BEN JONSON. • SOME OF HIS WORKS ARE - EVERY MAN IN
CATEGORY : PLAY
• IT CONSISTS OF 05 ACTS. NUMBER OF ACTS: 5 HIS HUMOR, THE ALCHEMIST, THE TALE OF
• FIRST STAGED IN 1610 IN KING’S MEN FIRST PRODUCED : 1610 A TUB & VOLPONE.
THEATRE. GENRE : COMEDY, SATIRE
• GENERALLY CONSIDERED AS ONE OF THE
MOST CHARACTERISTIC AND BEST COMEDY THEMES
AND SATIRE ON THE VICES OF THE SOCIETY. • ALCHEMY AND
DRAMATIC STRUCTURE TRANSFORMATION
• EXPOSITION : LOVEWIT HANDED OVER HIS HOUSE TO HIS BUTLER, JEREMY, WHILE • RELIGION
LEAVING FOR HIM HOP-YARD IN LONDON. • GREED
• RISING ACTION: THEY RUN A MAJOR FRAUD BUSINESS IN THE HOUSE. • DECEPTION AND GULLIBILITY
• CLIMAX : SUDDENLY, DOLL CLAIMS THAT FACE’S MASTER, LOVEWIT, HAS • SELF-DECEPTION
RETURNED AND IS STANDING OUTSIDE
• FALLING ACTION: FACE TELLS DOL AND SUBTLE TO PACK UP THEIR LOOT AND GET
READY TO LEAVE THE HOUSE.
• RESOLUTION : LOVEWIT TURNS TO THE AUDIENCE AND SAYS HE IS VERY HAPPY WITH
HIS NEW WIFE

PRESENTED TO : SIR LUQMAN ALI ( 17TH MAY -2022 )


PRESENTED BY: SHAIKH UMAIR AHMED, AFNAN QAZI, FAZAL E JAMIL, GHULAM MURTAZA, ZUBAIR AHMED

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