Corbaccio

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Corbaccio is a wealthy, miserly old man in Ben Jonson’s play "Volpone," portrayed as a gullible legacy-hunter easily manipulated by the title character.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dramatic character
fictional character
male character
age old man
appearsIn Volpone NERFINISHED
associatedWith Volpone’s suitors
deception
legacy hunting
characterType miser
createdBy Ben Jonson NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Volpone NERFINISHED
hasNameEtymology Italian word "corvo" (raven)
isAllegoricalOf avarice
greed
moral corruption
isDeceivedBy Volpone NERFINISHED
isManipulatedBy Volpone NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
mediumOfAppearance theatre
motivation desire for inheritance
nationalityInText Venetian
occupation legacy-hunter
personalityTrait gullible
miserly
roleInPlot one of Volpone’s would-be heirs
settingOfWork Venice NERFINISHED
timeOfCreation early 17th century
wealthStatus wealthy
workForm stage play
workGenre satirical comedy

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Volpone featuresCharacter Corbaccio