“True happiness lies not in the multitude of friends, but in the worst and in the choices”, by Ben Jonson. Saying that being happy is not about having friends, but about making the particular choice and decision of perfection. True happiness does not mean that you have to have friends to be happy, but that you have to be honestly happy with yourself. True happiness does not fall just from the sky, but through the content of character. Being happy and making the decision to be happy always takes time to perfect. Being in a crowd of friends implies that you are happy with your surroundings. But through the content of judgment and a better understanding of happiness, you will lead to a higher point in life. (The Alchemist)Early in Ben's life, it was somewhat difficult as a child to lead an educational life and try to stay in civilization as a citizen. Ben always believed that you work hard and everything will pay off. While studying, he worked as a mason under his father-in-law's company. Just looking at the amount of time spent working and trying to keep up with your studies, it wasn't easy to deal with all that stress, but in the 16th century there was nothing wrong with working while you're at work. 'school. Because the harder you work, the more mature you will become and that is what Ben Jonson succeeds at. Later in Ben's childhood life he returned to school after returning from the war and battle he was in, he went to school to become an actor and theater producer. (Ben Johnson in the Romantic Era) Later, as the years passed, he began to produce plays and poems, Ben worked hard on what he wanted to produce. In 1598, Ben Jonson produced his first official hit "Every Man in His Humor", what this play implied about how a person...... middle of paper ...... but be absent from the body is to present oneself. with the lord. Time will not allow you to wait a minute late when it is time for you to leave this earth to go to your eternal resting place and see the face of your creator. It's time to go home and that's what Benjamin Jonson did: he went home to be with his maker. http://www.bartleby.com/101/190.html Works CitedWork SitedTom Lockwood. Ben Jonson in the Romantic Era. Oxford University Press Release, 2005.257pp. Bloom, Harold. Ben Jonson. New York: Chelsea House Publishers 1987Jonson, Ben. The Alchemist. New York: New Mermaid. 1991 Selma – Dallas County Public Library 822.3Jonson, Ben. Every man out of his humor. Library of Alexandria, 1988 Selma – Dallas County Public Library 822.3Jonson, Ben. The new Ion: Revels games. Manchester University Press, 2001 Selma – Dallas County Public Library 822.3