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'Lovewit' is an important character of the play 'The Alchemist' which is written by Ben Jonson.

The Alchemist is a comedy in five acts by Ben Jonson, performed in 1610 and published in 1612.
The play concerns the turmoil of deception that ensues when “Lovewit” leaves his London house in the care of his scheming servant, “Face”.
With the aid of a fraudulent alchemist named “Subtle” and his companion, “Dol Common”, Face sets about dispensing spurious charms and services to a steady stream of dupes.

Ben Jonson, byname of Benjamin Jonson is an English Stuart dramatist, lyric poet, and literary critic.
He is generally regarded as the second most important English dramatist, after William Shakespeare, during the reign of James I.

Source: Britannica.com