English 3700 Lecture Notes - Paulinho Moska, Main Plot, Ridicule
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Act 4 (perversion of justice) and 5 (who"s being punished and how?) most of it takes place in the courtroom: difference between public deception (courtroom) and the private deception (volopone"s sick bed) But he drinks it away: has an appetite for life, but always in disguise (unable to face life straight on, starts to believe his deception. Beast fable is rendered literal he takes on the shape of the animal. Punishment reveals the truth that he is gullible. Slowness of the turtle : slowness of his mental state. Forces woodbee to flee venice because of his shame. This is a good thing because they will not be subject to the italian vice: fortune hunters punishment: moska pretends to be volopone"s heir, and he spreads a rumor around town that volopone"s is dead. Punishes them for the vultures" greed: moska"s betrayal of volopone p. 121. He would rather be punished publicly instead of letting moska take his wealth.
