# Abel Drugger — The Alchemist character guide

> Abel Drugger in The Alchemist by Ben Jonson.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Drugger, Abel

**First appearance:** 0008-act-ii

## Snapshot

A nervous, good-natured tobacconist who comes to the fake doctor for advice on arranging his shop, hoping a little magic will bring in customers.

## Who they are

Drugger is the most innocent visitor to the house, a small tradesman whose modest ambitions make him easy prey for Subtle's fabricated horoscopes and mystical prescriptions. He genuinely believes in the alchemists' powers and returns with gifts and gratitude rather than suspicion. His gullibility measures the con's reach, showing that it catches not only the grandiose but the humble.

## Relationships

### [Sir Epicure Mammon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_alchemist_se/characters/sir_epicure_mammon)

_professional_

Abel Drugger, a naive tobacconist, seeks Mammon's alchemical advice to improve his shop's fortune.

### [Face](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_alchemist_se/characters/face)

_professional_

Face directs Drugger to the alchemist Subtle, acting as a middleman in the con.

### [Subtle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_alchemist_se/characters/subtle)

_professional_

Subtle gives Drugger false alchemical advice about shop layout and signs to extract money.

### [Kastril](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_alchemist_se/characters/kastril)

_social_

Drugger and Kastril are both clients of the alchemists, occasionally interacting as fellow dupes.

### [Kastril](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_alchemist_se/characters/kastril)

_social_

Drugger and Kastril are both clients of the alchemists, occasionally interacting as fellow dupes.

### [Subtle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_alchemist_se/characters/subtle)

_professional_

Subtle gives Drugger false alchemical advice about shop layout and signs to extract money.

### [Sir Epicure Mammon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_alchemist_se/characters/sir_epicure_mammon)

_professional_

Abel Drugger, a naive tobacconist, seeks Mammon's alchemical advice to improve his shop's fortune.

### [Face](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_alchemist_se/characters/face)

_professional_

Face directs Drugger to the alchemist Subtle, acting as a middleman in the con.

### [Subtle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_alchemist_se/characters/subtle)

_professional_

Subtle gives Drugger false alchemical advice about shop layout and signs to extract money.

### [Face](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_alchemist_se/characters/face)

_professional_

Face directs Drugger to the alchemist Subtle, acting as a middleman in the con.

### [Sir Epicure Mammon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_alchemist_se/characters/sir_epicure_mammon)

_professional_

Abel Drugger, a naive tobacconist, seeks Mammon's alchemical advice to improve his shop's fortune.

### [Kastril](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_alchemist_se/characters/kastril)

_social_

Drugger and Kastril are both clients of the alchemists, occasionally interacting as fellow dupes.

## Links

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