It is an object of the present invention to provide a resin composition which can realize a printed wired board having not only low water-absorbing property but also excellent heat resistance after moisture absorption, flame retardancy, and solvent solubility. It is another object of the present invention to provide a prepreg and a monolayer or laminate which use the resin composition, and a metal foil clad laminate and a printed wired board which use the prepreg. A resin composition of the present invention contains one or two or more cyanate ester compounds (A) represented by the following formula (1) and an epoxy resin (B): wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and may be the same or different from each other; and n represents an integer of 1 to 50.