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is that he is so corrupt and disabled by his greed that he is in fact an invalid whom can not do any more then he is already doing.
The arrival of Corbachio prompts Volpone to say “the vultures gone and the old raven’s come”. This line in it’s self exemplifies Jonson’s writing of ncredible depth, as well as Volpone’s ability to say bold things.Volpone and Mosca’s ability to create such meaningful and vivid images in the story is partly why the audience feels so captivated by the play. The imagery that it creates is to put Volpone in the position of the living carrion (This is a comment upon what happens later on in the play “…my left leg’ gan to have the cramp”). This carrion is what the scavengers are attracted to and once they realise that there pray is indeed still alive, they leave at once.Giving the characters alternative names of animals in this play is a significant device that Jonson uses in that it shows ...

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