Volpone, in full Volpone; or, The Fox, comedy in five acts by Ben Jonson, performed about 1605/06 and published in 1607. Volpone (“Fox”), a wealthy Venetian without heirs, devises a scheme to become wealthier by playing on people’s greed.
• Ben Jonson was famous for 'Comedy of Humors'. • His famous plays: - Volpone, - Every Man Out of His Humour, - Every Man in His Humour, - The Silent Woman, - The Alchemist, - The Magnetic Lady, - The Devil is an Ass etc. Source: An ABC of English Literature, Dr. M Mofizar Rahman and Website Lecture and Website lecture, Britannica.