Ben Jonson born in early June of 1572, in London. He was the most famous dramatists, lyric poet & literary critic. He never know his father, a minister who had died 2 months before he was born. No real trace oh Jonson's father has been found. His father was likely one of many jonson's in London at that time. His mother remarried early in his childhood. His stepfather was bricklayer named " Robert Brett". Jonson was educated briefly at Westminster school,where he was introduced to the humanist culture which dominated English thought at the time. Jonson said later that he was "taken from" his education & "put to another craft". Jonson had begun to write in 1597, perhaps with a play called The case is Altered for the Pembroke's Men company, & during 1598 & 1599 he wrote Every "Man In His Humour" & "Every Man Out of His Humour." Days after the first performance of "Every Man In His Humour...