Ben Jonson (1572-1637)

BEN JONSON (1572-1637)

   

                   Ben Jonson (1572- 1637) was an early modern playwright whose popularity rivalad that of Shakespeare and Christopher marlove . Full name of Ben Jonson was Benjamin Jonson. He was playwright and poet, whose artistry exerted a lasting impact on english poetry and stage comedy.

                 Ben jonson was born at london (England) ben Jonson never knew his father a Minister, who had 2 months before he was born. Har mother remarried early in his childhood. His stepfather was a bricklayer named Robert breff. Johnson was educated briefly at Westminster school where he was introduced to the humanities culture which dominated English thought at the time. Jonson said later that he was "taken from" his education and "put to another craft" which was likely an apprenticeship of some discription , followed by a short spell as a solider at war in the Netherlands. 

                   He was best known for the satirical plays. And he was also known for his lyric and epigrammic poetry. it is said that, " He is generally regarded as the second most important English dramatist after William Shakespeare." 

well known work of BEN JONSON

-Everyman In his humour (1598)

- Volphon or the fox (1606)

- The Alchemist (1610)

- Bartholomew fair (1614) 

- COMEDY OF HUMERS BY BEN JONSON

                   Comedy of humerus form of drama first introduced by Ben Johnson. He was the first dramatist who convinced and a popularize this dramatic genere during the late 16th century.

                 The term of a comedy of humours generally used to show unbalanced characters. the term derives from latin word humour or umer. which means "liquid". when we read any work of Ben jonson we find he was follow the theme of a comedy of humours. he was used to follow the medival and Renaissance medical theory. according that medical theory human body held a balance of a four liquids aur humours. according to this medical theory the four liquids namely blood, phlegm, yellow bile, black bile how balance to each other in anyone's body that person caller healthy. excess of any one of these fluids have effects on humans: 

1.Blood - excessively optimistic

2. Phlegm - excessive calm 

3. Yellow bile/cholar - ill tempered

4. Black bile - melancholy

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