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Corbaccio
Corbaccio’s son. Bonario’s name comes from the Italian word for “good,” and he represents goodness in the play. He is a valiant, morally righteous figure who maintains family values despite being disinherited by his father. Though Mosca attempts to manipulate him, Bonario is able to resist this manipulation more so than other characters in the play, and he courageously rescues Celia from Volpone’s attempted rape. In court, he refuses to lie, and he claims that truth will be his only testimony.
Bonario Quotes in Volpone
The Volpone quotes below are all either spoken by Bonario or refer to Bonario. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Act 3, Scene 2
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This cannot be a personated passion.
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Act 3, Scene 7
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Fall on me, roof, and bury me in ruin!
Become my grave, that wert my shelter! O!
I am unmask'd, unspirited, undone,
Betray'd to beggary, to infamy—
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Act 4, Scene 5
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I would I could forget I were a creature.
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Act 4, Scene 6
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I will conclude with this,
That vicious persons, when they're hot and flesh'd
In impious acts, their constancy abounds:
Damn'd deeds are done with greatest confidence.
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Act 5, Scene 12
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Heaven could not long let such gross crimes be hid.
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Bonario Quotes in Volpone
The Volpone quotes below are all either spoken by Bonario or refer to Bonario. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Act 3, Scene 2
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This cannot be a personated passion.
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Act 3, Scene 7
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Fall on me, roof, and bury me in ruin!
Become my grave, that wert my shelter! O!
I am unmask'd, unspirited, undone,
Betray'd to beggary, to infamy—
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Act 4, Scene 5
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I would I could forget I were a creature.
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Act 4, Scene 6
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I will conclude with this,
That vicious persons, when they're hot and flesh'd
In impious acts, their constancy abounds:
Damn'd deeds are done with greatest confidence.
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Act 5, Scene 12
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Heaven could not long let such gross crimes be hid.
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