Volpone
Discuss the significance of the Mountebank Scene in Volpone?
Mountebank Scene
Mountebank Scene
Act 2, Scene 2. Volpone likes to disguise himself and does so on multiple occasions. Disguise is a way of hiding your true self. It couples his immorality with his imagination. As a thematic bonus, in this scene he introduces himself to Celia, imitating a mountebank, a faker. Making some money AND getting her hanky.