Ben Jonson\u27s "The Alchemest" : Gulls Behavior and Speech Exposes Contemporary Thinking in London in the Early 17^<th> Century

原著論文Original PaperThis is a play about three cozeners working in 17^ century London. The first pretends to be an alchemist, the second a whore and the third a servant. They are all plotting to sell magical powers from the philosopher\u27s stone, which doesn\u27t exist. They plan to trick their foolish customers and relieve them of their wealth. Their customers include knights, gentlemen and religious from London and the surrounding countryside. Jonson\u27s chief aim, via depicting the gullibility of the customers, is to show contemporary 17^ century London