Volpone, an elderly Venetian, connives with his money-crazed servant to convince his greedy friends that he is dying, knowing that each will try to curry favor with him in order to be named his heir. He is inundated with valuable gifts, and soon finds himself entangled deeper and deeper in a web of lies.

Décidé à se venger de ses anciens créanciers qui l'ont fait jeter en prison, Volpone invente une stratégie qui finalement se retourne contre lu