The incredibly rich Volpone, the "fox", is terminally ill - for show. This brings him incredibly caring friends - for show. In return, he gives everyone an unheard-of amount of money in his will - for show. In this play, everyone makes a fool of everyone else.
But which fool laughs last?
A picaresque play by Stefan Zweig based on motifs by Ben Jonson.
Alongside William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson is considered the most important English playwright of the Renaissance. His commedia dell'arte comedy "Volpone", first performed in 1605, was completely reworked by Stefan Zweig in 1926, giving it even more poignancy.