SUBTLE, the Alchemist.

FACE, the Housekeeper.

DOL COMMON, their Colleague.

DAPPER, a Lawyer's Clerk.

DRUGGER, a Tobacco Man.

LOVEWIT, Master of the House.

SIR EPICURE MAMMON, a Knight.

PERTINAX SURLY, a Gamester.

TRIBULATION WHOLESOME, a Pastor of Amsterdam.

ANANIAS, a Deacon there.

KASTRIL, the angry Boy.

DAME PLIANT, his Sister, a Widow.

Neighbours.

Officers, Attendants, etc.

The Alchemist - Complete Text

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• Introduction
• Dramatis Personae
• Prologue
• Act 1, Scene 1.1
• Act 2, Scene 2.1
• Act 3, Scene 3.1
• Act 3, Scene 3.2
• Act 4, Scene 4.1
• Act 4, Scene 4.2
• Act 4, Scene 4.3
• Act 4, Scene 4.4
• Act 5, Scene 5.1
• Act 5, Scene 5.2
• Act 5, Scene 5.3
• Glossary
• Sources

• Biography of Ben Jonson
• About The Alchemist
• Character List
• Major Themes
• Glossary of Terms
• Short Summary
• Full Summary and Analysis
• Summary and Analysis of The Prologue
• Summary and Analysis of Act I, Scene I
• Summary and Analysis of Act 1, Scene 2
• Summary and Analysis of Act 1, Scenes 3 and 4
• Summary and Analysis of Act 2, Scenes 1, 2, and 3
• Summary and Analysis of Act 2, Scenes 4, 5, and 6
• Summary and Analysis of Act 3, Scenes 1 and 2
• Summary and Analysis of Act 3, Scenes 3, 4, and 5
• Summary and Analysis of Act 4, Scenes 1 and 2
• Summary and Analysis of Act 4, Scenes 3 and 4
• Summary and Analysis of Act 4, Scenes 5, 6, and 7
• Summary and Analysis of Act 5, Scenes 1, 2, and 3
• Summary and Analysis of Act 5, Scenes 4 and 5
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• Suggested Essay Questions
• Alchemy
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• A short stage history
• Modern analogues
• Author of ClassicNote and Sources
• Purchase The Alchemist and Other Works
• Test Yourself! Quiz 1
• Test Yourself! Quiz 2
• Test Yourself! Quiz 3
• Test Yourself! Quiz 4
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