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Ben Jonson. (1572-1637). Ben Jonson. He is regarded as one of the major dramatists and poets of the seventeenth century. born June 11, 1572 in London Father, a minister, died before he was born educated at Westminster School by the great classical scholar William Camden

Ben Jonson

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1. Ben Jonson (1572-1637)

2. Ben Jonson • He is regarded as one of the major dra

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   Ben Jonson

3. 1. BEN JONSON A STUDY ON
4. 2. FAMILY BACKGROUND • Ben Jonson was born by the name of ‘Benjamin Jonson’ in London on June, 11th, 1572 (two months after his father died.) • Jonson's mother then married a bricklayer. His stepfather made him work in the more practical business of bricklaying. • But by good fortune he was able to attend Westminster School, where he studied under the renowned scholar William Camden. (He introduced him to classics.) WILLIAM CAMDEN WESTMINSTER SCHOOL IN 17TH CENTURY VERSUS NOW
5. 3. BEFORE LITERARY CAREER • After a few weeks at Cambridge, Jonson was forced to take up bricklaying. Later he is found soldiering in the Netherlands, fighting a duel with an enemy soldier, killing him, and returning home with heroic tales to enlarge upon. • He returned to England about 1592 and married Anne Lewis on November 14th, 1594. • He became an actor and playwright, experiencing the life of a strolling player. He apparently played the leading role of ‘Hieronimo’ in Thomas Kyd’s The Spanish Tragedy. Strolling players, 1895–1895 Francis James Barraud
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Ben Jonson

1. Ben Jonson (1572-1637)

2. Ben Jonson True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.

3. About the author Name: Benjamin Jonson Occupation: Playwrigth, actor and poet Birth date: June 11th , 1572 Place of birth: London, England Death date: August 6th, 1637 Place of Death: London, England

4. Ben Jonson was a poet, essayist and playwright His father a minister died shortly before his birth and his mother remarried a bricklayer

5. He went to St Martin´s school and westminster school, he came under the influence of the classical scholar William Comden. He served in the military at Flandres, before working as an actor Sometime between 1592 and 1595 he got married with Anne Lewis.

6. Days after the first performance of Every Man In His Humour, Jonson killed an actor Gabriel Spencer in a duel. He was in prison few weeks but he recieved a benefit of the clergy

7. His Works In 1598, Jonson wrote what is considered his first great play, Every Man in His Humour. The play belongs to the subgenre of the ¨humours come