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William Shakespeare
The Life of Timon of Athens
Warsaw 2019
Contents
Act I
SCENE I. Athens. A Hall in TIMON'S House
SCENE II. The Same. A room of state in TIMON'S House.
Act II
SCENE I. Athens. A Room in a SENATOR'S House.
SCENE II. The same. A Hall in TIMON'S House.
Act III
Scene I. Athens. A Room in LUCULLUS' House.
SCENE III. The Same. A Room in SEMPRONIUS' House.
SCENE IV. A hall in TIMON'S House.
SCENE V. The Same. The Senate House. The Senate Sitting.
SCENE VI. A room of State in TIMON'S House.
Act IV
SCENE I. Without the walls of Athens
SCENE II. Athens. A Room in TIMON's House.
SCENE III. Woods and Caves near the Sea-shore.
Act V
SCENE I. The woods. Before TIMON's Cave.
SCENE II. Before the walls of Athens.
SCENE III. The Woods. TIMON's cave, and a rude tomb seen.
SCENE IV. Before the walls of Athens
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
TIMON, a noble Athenian
LUCIUS
LUCULLUS flattering Lords.
SEMPRONIUS
VENTIDIUS, one of Timon’s false Friends.
APEMANTUS, a churlish Philosopher.
ALCIBIADES, an Athenian Captain.
FLAVIUS, Steward to Timon.
FLAMINIUS
LUCILIUS Servants to Timon.
SERVILIUS
CAPHIS
PHILOTUS Servants to Timon’s Creditors.
TITUS
HORTENSIUS
Servants of Ventidius, and of Varro and Isidore (two of Timon’s Creditor’s).
THREE STRANGERS.
AN OLD ATHENIAN.
A PAGE.
A FOOL.
Poet, Painter, Jeweller, and Merchant.
PHRYNIA Mistresses to Alcibiades.
TIMANDRA
Lords, Senators, Officers, Soldiers, Servants, Thieves, and Attendants
CUPID and Amazons in the Masque.
SCENE.–Athens, and the neighbouring Woods.
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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 conjur’d 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; breath’d, 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.
When we for recompense have prais’d the vile,
It stains the glory in that happy verse
Which aptly sings the good.
MERCHANT. [Looking at the jewel.]
'Tis a good form.
JEWELLER.
And rich: here is a water, look ye.
PAINTER.
You are rapt, sir, in some work, some dedication
To the great lord.
POET.
A thing slipp’d idly from me.
Our poesy is as a gum, which oozes
From whence ’tis nourish’d: the fire i’ the flint
Shows not till it be struck; our gentle flame
Provokes itself, and like the current flies
Each bound it chafes. What have you there?
PAINTER.
A picture, sir. When comes your book forth?
POET.
Upon the heels of my presentment, sir.
Let’s see your piece.
PAINTER.
'Tis a good piece.
POET.
So ‘tis: this comes off well and excellent.
PAINTER.
Indifferent.
POET.
Admirable! How this grace
Speaks his own standing! what a mental