# The Alchemist — Character guide

> Key figures in The Alchemist by Ben Jonson.

- [Face](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_alchemist_se/characters/face.md): The clever housekeeper who orchestrates the alchemical schemes under his master's absence.
- [Subtle](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_alchemist_se/characters/subtle.md): The fraudulent alchemist who partners with Face to con the gullible.
- [Dol Common](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_alchemist_se/characters/dol_common.md): The clever accomplice who plays various roles in the trio's schemes.
- [Sir Epicure Mammon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_alchemist_se/characters/sir_epicure_mammon.md): A wealthy knight obsessed with the philosopher's stone and sensual pleasures.
- [Abel Drugger](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_alchemist_se/characters/abel_drugger.md): A naive tobacco shopkeeper seeking advice to improve his business.
- [Ananias](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_alchemist_se/characters/ananias.md): A zealous Puritan deacon who distrusts alchemy but seeks its profits.
- [Kastril](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_alchemist_se/characters/kastril.md): A hot-headed young gentleman who wants to learn quarreling.
- [Dame Pliant](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_alchemist_se/characters/dame_pliant.md): A rich widow sought after by multiple suitors for her fortune.
- [Pertinax Surly](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_alchemist_se/characters/pertinax_surly.md): A skeptical gambler who disguises himself to expose the alchemists.
- [Dapper](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_alchemist_se/characters/dapper.md): A gullible lawyer's clerk who believes he is favored by the Queen of Fairy.
- [Lovewit](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_alchemist_se/characters/lovewit.md): The master of the house who returns unexpectedly to reclaim his property.
- [Don Diego](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_alchemist_se/characters/don_diego.md): A Spanish gentleman who becomes involved in the schemes.
- [Queen of Fairy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_alchemist_se/characters/queen_of_fairy.md): A fictional queen used by Face to deceive Dapper.
- [Officers](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_alchemist_se/characters/officers.md): Law enforcement who raid the house at the play's climax.
- [Neighbour](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_alchemist_se/characters/neighbour.md): A local resident who reports suspicious activity to Lovewit.

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