02567A. FOUR IMAGES OF COURT LIFE IN JACOBEAN AND CAROLINE DRAMA. The picture of court life in "Volpone" by Ben Jonson; "A Woman Killed With Kindness" by Thomas Heywood; "The White Devil" by John Webster; and "The Changeling" by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley. The comic satire of Jonson's play is contrasted with the tragic view of the other three works. A comprehensive study of stage criticism of nobility. 11 pages, 0 footnotes, 0 bibliographic sources.