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The Alchemist by Ben Jonson
4.0
Read for Literature class, and wow.
Funny and engaging, The Alchemist is almost like a play within a play, another theatre on a theatre stage. Somehow I keep thinking of [b:The Master and Margarita|117833|The Master and Margarita|Mikhail Bulgakov|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327867963l/117833._SY75_.jpg|876183] when reading this.
The scammer trio of Face, Subtle, and Dol - "fearsome threesome" in the words of Shmoop - are great fun to witness in their shenanigans, but also amazing satire. Their alchemy brewing false gold scammed people of money and hope. It's then truly ironic when. In the end, nothing has changed.
With the fourth-wall-breaking ending, the line between drama and reality is blurred. This lively world of Jonson's The Alchemist is a stage in itself, reflecting what he saw in his time. Perhaps he wished to remind the reader/audience that our world is too a theatre, with its own farces and comedy.
Funny and engaging, The Alchemist is almost like a play within a play, another theatre on a theatre stage. Somehow I keep thinking of [b:The Master and Margarita|117833|The Master and Margarita|Mikhail Bulgakov|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327867963l/117833._SY75_.jpg|876183] when reading this.
The scammer trio of Face, Subtle, and Dol - "fearsome threesome" in the words of Shmoop - are great fun to witness in their shenanigans, but also amazing satire. Their alchemy brewing false gold scammed people of money and hope. It's then truly ironic when
Spoiler
Lovewit, master of the house, returns at the end of the play and gains all the wealth - plus a wife - while the frauds scramble and mastermind Face return to his submissive self of Jeremy the butlerWith the fourth-wall-breaking ending, the line between drama and reality is blurred. This lively world of Jonson's The Alchemist is a stage in itself, reflecting what he saw in his time. Perhaps he wished to remind the reader/audience that our world is too a theatre, with its own farces and comedy.