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Timon of Athens (The Life of Tymon of Athens) is a play written by William Shakespeare and likely also Thomas Middleton in about 1606. It was published in the First Folio in 1623. Timon lavishes his wealth on parasitic companions until he is poor and rejected by them.
Jul 31, 2015 · The real Timon of Athens lived there in the fifth century BCE, making him a contemporary of Socrates and Pericles. Shakespeare presents Timon as a figure who suffers such profound disillusionment that he becomes a misanthrope, or man-hater. This makes him a….
Timon of Athens, tragedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, probably written sometime in 1605–08 and published in the First Folio of 1623 from an authorial manuscript, probably unfinished. Some parts of the play may be by Thomas Middleton.
Feb 21, 2021 · Explore Shakespeare's play about a wealthy man who becomes a misanthrope after losing everything. Find full text, essays, resources, and images related to Timon of Athens.
Learn about the plot, characters, and themes of Timon of Athens, a play by William Shakespeare. Find out how Timon goes from a wealthy philanthropist to a bitter misanthrope, and how he plots to destroy Athens with a banished general.
Timon of Athens, a play by William Shakespeare, tells the story of a wealthy and generous Athenian who becomes disillusioned with humanity and retreats to the wilderness. It is believed to have been written between 1605 and 1608, but was not published until the First Folio in 1623.
Come not to me again: but say to Athens, Timon hath made his everlasting mansion Upon the beached verge of the salt flood; 2505 Who once a day with his embossed froth The turbulent surge shall cover: thither come, And let my grave-stone be your oracle. Lips, let sour words go by and language end: What is amiss plague and infection mend! 2510
