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    The document contains discussion questions about Ben Jonson's play "The Alchemist". The questions address topics such as the satirical commentary on social conditions of the time, unity of time and place, the play being a satire on cheats, lowering of standards of judgement, dupes in the play, the structure, use of alchemy as a motif, what makes the play popular, aspects of Jacobean society depicted, its satire of human follies and foibles, comedy of humors, Subtle's role, roles of swindlers and dupes, and illusions of reality regarding alchemy.

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    The document contains discussion questions about Ben Jonson's play "The Alchemist". The questions address topics such as the satirical commentary on social conditions of the time, unity of time and place, the play being a satire on cheats, lowering of standards of judgement, dupes in the play, the structure, use of alchemy as a motif, what makes the play popular, aspects of Jacobean society depicted, its satire of human follies and foibles, comedy of humors, Subtle's role, roles of swindlers and dupes, and illusions of reality regarding alchemy.

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    The document contains discussion questions about Ben Jonson's play "The Alchemist". The questions address topics such as the satirical commentary on social conditions of the time, unity of time and place, the play being a satire on cheats, lowering of standards of judgement, dupes in the play, the structure, use of alchemy as a motif, what makes the play popular, aspects of Jacobean society depicted, its satire of human follies and foibles, comedy of humors, Subtle's role, roles of swindlers and dupes, and illusions of reality regarding alchemy.

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    The document contains discussion questions about Ben Jonson's play "The Alchemist". The questions address topics such as the satirical commentary on social conditions of the time, unity of time and place, the play being a satire on cheats, lowering of standards of judgement, dupes in the play, the structure, use of alchemy as a motif, what makes the play popular, aspects of Jacobean society depicted, its satire of human follies and foibles, comedy of humors, Subtle's role, roles of swindlers and dupes, and illusions of reality regarding alchemy.

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    The Alchemlst is a satiric comment on the real social

    conditions of its time. Comment

    Discuss the unity of time and place in Ben


    Jonson's The Alchemist

    Do you think that The Alchemist is a masterly satire


    on cheats ? Illustrate vour answer from the text.

    Do you think The Alchemist points to a lowering


    of the standard of judgement ? Give a reasoned
    answer.

    Dupes in The Alchemist

    Analyse the structure of The Alchemist

    Comment on the use of alchemy in the Alchemist

    What makes the Alchemist so popular among 20


    theatre groups both in the Elizabethan and the
    Modern age. (400 words)

    What aspects of Jacobean society have been


    depicted in Jonson's The Alchemist ?

    "The Alchemist" is a satire on human follies 20


    and foibles." Discuss,

    Write a note on Comedy of Humours with special


    reference to Ben Jonson's The Alchemist.

    Discuss The Alchemist as a classical tragedy

    What role does Subtle play in Ben Jonson's The


    Alchemist ?

    What is the role played by the swindlers and the


    Dupes in The Alchemist ?

    "The issues with which he chose to deal were


    among the most deeply ingrained preoccupations
    of his age." Discuss with reference to Ben
    Jonson's The Alchemist

    Discuss the illusion of reality with regard to


    alchemy as the central motif in The Alchemist.
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    Satiric comment on the real social conditions of the time.

    Unity of time and place

    Satire on Cheats

    Lowering of the standard of judgement

    Dupes in the Alchemist

    Structure
    Use of alchemy

    What makes Alchemy popular in modern age and Elizabethan theatre

    Aspect of jacobean Society.

    Satire of Human follies

    Comedy of humors.

    What role did subtle play

    Roles played by the swindlers.

    Illusions of reality.

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