Volpone

Drama | Ben Jonson

How does Bonario protect Celia in Valpone's room? 

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How does Bonario protect Celia in Valpone's room In Ben Jonson s - play Volpone Volpone is a rich greedy and lustful man He wants to sleep with Corvino s beautiful wife Celia So he devises a plan and convinces Corvino to send his wife to him Alone in his room Volpone tries to rape Celia But a brave gentleman named Bonario comes in and saves Celia Here is how Bonario protects Celia from Volpone s grasp Volpone s Plan to Rape Celia Volpone devises a plan with his parasite Mosca to sleep with Celia So Mosca convinces Corvino to send his wife to Volpone's bed He says this will help him get Volpone s favour In this way Corvino will get Volpone s property after his death So Corvino brings his wife to Volpone Celia s Innocence Now Volpone is alone with Celia in his room He tells Celia

that he loves her and wants to enjoy love with her He shows her his gold silver and treasures to impress her But Celia says she only values her innocence and purity Celia begs him to kill her instead of touching her Bonario s Action At this time Bonario is present in Volpone s house Bonario is invited there by the cunning Mosca Mosca wants to show him how his father Corbaccio disinherits him and gives the property to Volpone Suddenly Bonario hears Celia s scream He storms into Volpone s room and saves Celia He shouts at Volpone and calls him libidinous swine lustful swine Bonario tells Volpone to free Celia or he will kill him He says Free the forced lady or thou diest impostor Then Bonario says he will not kill Volpone only because he believes in justice Bonario tells Celia they should leave the place He tells her not to be afraid and that he will protect her He also says that Volpone will be punished soon In short Bonario s brave and quick action saves Celia His actions and respect for justice show that he is among a few good men in a greedy society

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