Timon Of Athens
contributor: Eric Lease Morgan (Infomotions, Inc.)
creator: Shakespeare, William
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subject: timon
subject: lord
subject: apemantus
subject: poet
subject: shakespeare
subject: william
subject: athens
subject: english
subject: literature
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sort title: Timon Of Athens
full text: TIMON OF ATHENS DRAMATIS PERSONAE TIMON of Athens. LUCIUS | | LUCULLUS | flattering lords. | SEMPRONIUS | VENTIDIUS one of Timon's false friends. ALCIBIADES an Athenian captain. APEMANTUS a churlish philosopher. FLAVIUS steward to Timon. Poet, Painter, Jeweller, and Merchant. (Poet:) (Painter:) (Jeweller:) (Merchant:) An old Athenian. (Old Athenian:) FLAMINIUS | | LUCILIUS | servants to Timon. | SERVILIUS | CAPHIS | | PHILOTUS | | TITUS | | servants to Timon's creditors. LUCIUS | | HORTENSIUS | | And others | A Page. (Page:) A Fool. (Fool:) Three Strangers. (First Stranger:) (Second Stranger:) (Third Stranger:) PHRYNIA | | mistresses to Alcibiades. TIMANDRA | Cupid and Amazons in the mask. (Cupid:) Other Lords, Senators, Officers, Soldiers, Banditti, and Attendants. (First Lord:) (Second Lord:) (Third Lord:) (Fourth Lord:) (Senator:) (First Senator:) (Second Senator:) (Third Senator:) (Soldier:) (First Bandit:) (Second Bandit:) (Third Bandit:) (Messenger:) (Servant:) (First Servant:) (Second Servant:) (Third Servant:) (Varro's First Servant:) (Varro's Second Servant:) (Lucilius' Servant:) SCENE Athens, and the neighbouring woods. TIMON OF ATHENS ACT I SCENE I Athens. A hall in Timon's house. [Enter Poet, Painter, Jeweller, Merchant, and others, at several doors] Poet Good day, sir. Painter I am glad you're well. Poet I have not seen you long: how goes the world? Painter It wears, sir, as it grows. Poet Ay, that's well known: But what particular rarity? what strange, Which manifold record not matches? See, Magic of bounty! all these spirits thy power Hath conjured to attend. I know the merchant. Painter I know them both; th' other's a jeweller. Merchant O, 'tis a worthy lord. Jeweller Nay, that's most fix'd. Merchant A most incomparable man, breathed, as it were, To an untirable and continuate goodness: He passes. Jeweller: I have a jewel here-- Merchant O, pray, let's see't: for the Lord Timon, sir? Jeweller: If he will touch the estimate: but, for that-- Poet [Reci…