At one point in this work, one character is forced to hide in a tortoise shell after he is tricked into believing he has been arrested for passing secrets to the Turks. At another point in this novel, a man makes his wife walk backwards after she throws her hankerchief from a window at the title character, who is pretending to be Scoto the Mounteba
At one point in this work, one character is forced to hide in a tortoise shell after he is tricked into believing he has been arrested for passing secrets to the Turks. At another point in this novel, a man makes his wife walk backwards after she throws her hankerchief from a window at the title character, who is pretending to be Scoto the Mounteback. The title character is accompanied by the dwarf Nano, and a subplot concerns the travels of Lady Politic Would-Be. The title character pretends to be dying in order to trick Voltore, Corbaccio, and Corvino. Eventually the title character's servant Mosca supposedly gets all of his money. For 10 points, identify this novel about the title "Big Fox," a play by Ben Jonson.
At one point in this work, one character is forced to hide in a tortoise shell after he is tricked into believing he has been arrested for passing secrets to the Turks.
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