The Alchemist

Ben Jonson

The Alchemist — While his master is away, Face turns a London house into the headquarters of a confidence scheme with Subtle and Dol Common. Disguised as an alchemist, a prophet, and a noblewoman, the trio promise wealth and advantage to a parade of gullible clients. Ben Jonson’s five-act comedy satirizes greed, credulity, religious hypocrisy, and social ambition.