Bartholomew Fair by Suzanne Gossett, Ben Jonson

Bartholomew Fair

Suzanne Gossett, Ben Jonson

224 pages first pub 1631 (editions)

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Bartholomew Fair is the climactic play of Ben Jonson's great comic period. Using the fair as a symbolic representation of religious, social, and political conflicts in Jacobean England, Jonson satirizes Puritans, fortune hunters, country bumpkins,...

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Moods

funny 100%

Pace

medium 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

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Strong character development?

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Loveable characters?

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Diverse cast of characters?

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Flaws of characters a main focus?

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