Volpone | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Androgyno - This character is a hermaphrodite whose sole purpose is to entertain and flatter.

Avocatori - This group of people are the four judges who hear trials.

Bonario - This character believes he has been disinherited; although he does not want to believe ill of his father, he is eventually convinced.

Castrone - This character is a eunuch, whose role is simply to entertain and flatter.

Celia - This character is honest and pure, the opposite of almost every other character in the play, which ensures that this character is subject to...
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