Knowell
It is spelt Kno' well , showing its components - Know well as also the principal trait of the character or attitude which is stressed for the purpose of the drama. Knowell really knows well and his anxiety lies in the fact that he wants to see his son in right company. He is made to look ludicrous by his son and his companions, and Jonson takes it from the Roman comedies. But Jonson makes old Knowell different, for instead of treating his discomfiture with contempt, he presents father-son relationship more genially.
Brainworm
This intriguing servant of Knowell is closer to the New comedy of the Ancients. The plot of the play springs from his intrigues. He appears in different disguises, successfully fooling even his master and in the end end help unravel the plot. He is quite ingenious in his intrigues and disguises, and seems to be given the most important role of the motivator , however slippery it may be. Even Justice Clement is impressed by him in the end and he let's the rogue off leniently. He is not really a rogue, but only roguish and he is genial enough to amuse all in the end.
Downright
This character's loathing of insincere talk or hypocrisy and immoral conduct makes him rather blunt, rude and impetuous, a complete foil to Knowell and Wellbred. He has an aversion to poetry and word spinning. But, though he is quite officious, nobody doubts his moral stance. Justice Clement treats him scornfully when he makes himself a victim of Brainworm.
Kitely
Kitely, being associated with Kite, should have represented greed or avarice but instead he represents jealousy. Perhaps the name is derived from the dialect word Kittle or kittly that means ticklish or touchy, one who is easily irritable, and hence difficult to deal with.
Bobadill
Bobadill is a common Spanish name, and once Jonson used it to mean a braggart, it was widely used. However, in Latin comedy, Bobadill is more than a boasting soldier and a coward. Jonson made him very much original. He is not a profligate ,nor is he stained with any vice. He is poor and frugal, and he is very much amusing not just ridiculous in his stupidity.
A Paul's Man
Those days the central isle of St.Paul's was a fashionable resort, and a place for business. Some visited it for their cheap dinner and board.
A country Gull
Gulls were stupid people who were easily duped. The difference between town gull and country gull is that the country gull aped the town gull.
Cob
Those days water had to be fetched and there were water- bearers who fetched water and sold in ' tankards'. They were called cobs.
Clement
The name itself is the 'humour', but then Clement had oddities that made his clemency rather frightening.
It is spelt Kno' well , showing its components - Know well as also the principal trait of the character or attitude which is stressed for the purpose of the drama. Knowell really knows well and his anxiety lies in the fact that he wants to see his son in right company. He is made to look ludicrous by his son and his companions, and Jonson takes it from the Roman comedies. But Jonson makes old Knowell different, for instead of treating his discomfiture with contempt, he presents father-son relationship more genially.
Brainworm
This intriguing servant of Knowell is closer to the New comedy of the Ancients. The plot of the play springs from his intrigues. He appears in different disguises, successfully fooling even his master and in the end end help unravel the plot. He is quite ingenious in his intrigues and disguises, and seems to be given the most important role of the motivator , however slippery it may be. Even Justice Clement is impressed by him in the end and he let's the rogue off leniently. He is not really a rogue, but only roguish and he is genial enough to amuse all in the end.
Downright
This character's loathing of insincere talk or hypocrisy and immoral conduct makes him rather blunt, rude and impetuous, a complete foil to Knowell and Wellbred. He has an aversion to poetry and word spinning. But, though he is quite officious, nobody doubts his moral stance. Justice Clement treats him scornfully when he makes himself a victim of Brainworm.
Kitely
Kitely, being associated with Kite, should have represented greed or avarice but instead he represents jealousy. Perhaps the name is derived from the dialect word Kittle or kittly that means ticklish or touchy, one who is easily irritable, and hence difficult to deal with.
Bobadill
Bobadill is a common Spanish name, and once Jonson used it to mean a braggart, it was widely used. However, in Latin comedy, Bobadill is more than a boasting soldier and a coward. Jonson made him very much original. He is not a profligate ,nor is he stained with any vice. He is poor and frugal, and he is very much amusing not just ridiculous in his stupidity.
A Paul's Man
Those days the central isle of St.Paul's was a fashionable resort, and a place for business. Some visited it for their cheap dinner and board.
A country Gull
Gulls were stupid people who were easily duped. The difference between town gull and country gull is that the country gull aped the town gull.
Cob
Those days water had to be fetched and there were water- bearers who fetched water and sold in ' tankards'. They were called cobs.
Clement
The name itself is the 'humour', but then Clement had oddities that made his clemency rather frightening.
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