Master Lovewit, who had left London because of the plague, returns at the end of the play to marry Dame Pliant and foil the schemes of Face.
One character in this work claims that she "shall never brook a Spaniard" because she could not abide them since before her birth. Secondary characters include Ananias, who preaches Puritan philosophy while attempting to bribe two characters for household articles. Dapper, a lawyer's clerk, believes he will be visited by the Queen of Fairy, while Sir Epicure Mammon attempts to woo the prostitute Dol Common. Master Lovewit, who had left London because of the plague, returns at the end of the play to marry Dame Pliant and foil the schemes of Face. For 10 points, name this Ben Jonson play in which the swindler Subtle pretends to create the philosopher's stone.
One character in this work claims that she "shall never brook a Spaniard" because she could not abide them since before her birth.
The Alchemist