Ben Johnson

Question 1-2

• 16th-17th century
• Dramatist, actor, and poet

Question 3

• The Alchemist
• A Tale Of A Tub
• The Isle Of Dogs
• The Hour-Glass

Question 4

• His family originally came from the folk of the Anglo-Scottish border country, which genealogy is verified by the three spindles in the Jonson family coat of arms.
• On leaving Westminster School, Jonson was to have attended the University of Cambridge, to continue his book learning; but did not, because of his unwilled apprenticeship to his bricklayer stepfather.
• Ben was married to a woman know to be identified as Ann Lewis.

Question 5

• Ben began writing when a family friend payed for his studies at westminister school, where he fell inlove with writing.

Question 6

• Ben Jonson and William Shakespeare were rivals.

Question 7

• People should study this author and read some of his works because he has many works and lots of different genres so there is something to interest everyone. Also his work is comparable with William Shakespeare there for it is well written.

Sources

• Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 07 Jan. 2016.
• "The Works of Ben Jonson." The Works of Ben Jonson. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Jan. 2016
• "Ben Jonson - His Life, Work, and Relationship with Shakespeare." Ben Jonson - His Life, Work, and Relationship with Shakespeare. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Jan. 2016