Which playwright and contemporary of Shakespeare was known for his 'Comedy of Humours' and the satirical play 'The Alchemist'?
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Correct answer: Ben Jonson
Ben Jonson developed the 'Comedy of Humours,' grounded in the medical theory that personality is shaped by an excess of one of four bodily fluids. His satirical masterpiece The Alchemist (1610) skewers London con-artists and their credulous marks with sharp wit and precise characterisation.
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