Mosca

E639319

Mosca is the cunning and manipulative servant in Ben Jonson’s play "Volpone," known for orchestrating deceptions and driving much of the plot’s dark comedy.

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Label Occurrences
Mosca canonical 7

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
servant ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ
appearsIn Volpone ⓘ
appearsInAct Act I of Volpone ⓘ
linked to: Volpone

Act II of Volpone ⓘ
linked to: Volpone

Act III of Volpone ⓘ
linked to: Volpone

Act IV of Volpone ⓘ
linked to: Volpone

Act V of Volpone ⓘ
linked to: Volpone
associatedWith Volpone (character) ⓘ
linked to: Volpone
characterTrait cunning ⓘ
eloquent ⓘ
manipulative ⓘ
opportunistic ⓘ
scheming ⓘ
creator Ben Jonson ⓘ
drivesPlotIn Volpone ⓘ
firstPerformanceCentury 17th century ⓘ
firstPerformanceYear 1606 ⓘ
genreOfWorkAppearsIn city comedy ⓘ
satirical comedy ⓘ
hasThemeInWork abuse of wit ⓘ
corruption ⓘ
deception ⓘ
greed ⓘ
languageOfWorkAppearsIn English ⓘ
literaryPeriodOfWorkAppearsIn English Renaissance drama ⓘ
medium stage play ⓘ
moralAlignmentInWork morally corrupt ⓘ
nameMeaning Italian word for fly ⓘ
nationalityInFiction Italian ⓘ
notableFor driving the dark comedy of Volpone ⓘ
orchestrating deceptions ⓘ
occupation servant ⓘ
punishmentInPlot sentenced to the galleys ⓘ
relationshipToOtherCharacters manipulates legacy hunters ⓘ
relationshipToVolpone accomplice ⓘ
servant ⓘ
roleInWork antagonist ⓘ
comic character ⓘ
deceiver ⓘ
trickster ⓘ
settingOfWorkAppearsIn Venice ⓘ
symbolizes parasitic flattery ⓘ
social opportunism ⓘ
workForm play in five acts ⓘ

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