2015年7月31日 · 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.

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.

2021年2月21日 · 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.

With this Shakescleare version of Timon of Athens, Shakespeare’s play becomes more easily accessible. You’ll be able to decode the play’s language, including its more notable quotes, like “I am not of that feather to shake off/ My friend when he most needs me.”

Lord Timon, a wealthy philanthropist in Athens, entertains a poet, a painter, a jeweller, a merchant, and some Senators. Timon greets each of them. He offers to pay the debts of his friend Ventidius who is in debtors' prison.

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

1999年6月1日 · "Timon of Athens" by William Shakespeare is a tragedy that likely dates back to the early 17th century, during the English Renaissance. This play explores themes of friendship, betrayal, and the consequences of excessive generosity, focusing primarily on the character of Timon, a wealthy Athenian who becomes disillusioned with the hollow nature ...

2000年7月1日 · "Timon of Athens" by William Shakespeare is a tragedy written during the early 17th century. The play explores themes of friendship, betrayal, and the consequences of generosity, following the life of Lord Timon, an aristocrat who is revered for his extravagant hospitality and generosity to his friends, only to find himself abandoned when he ...

2019年9月26日 · For the influential Shakespeare critic G. Wilson Knight, Timon of Athens was the most remarkable of Shakespeare’s tragedies.

2024年5月30日 · Shakespeare’s Timon of Athens explores themes of wealth, betrayal, and human nature in a unique tale of friendship turned sour. The play follows Timon, a wealthy Athenian, who, after losing his fortune, becomes disillusioned by the false loyalty of …