Guide Note:Timon of Athens is a classic tragedy by William Shakespeare.
Fast Facts:
- Written: no dates can be agreed upon; most place it as close but prior to the late romances
- Often attributed to Thomas Middleton and Shakespeare as a collaboration
- Often described as unfinished, multi-authored, and/or experimental because of the dating debate
- Primary source: Life of Alcibiades - Plutarch and Timon the Misanthrope - Lucian
- First publication: First Folio (1623)
- First performance: 1851 - Sadler's Wells
- Ran for 39 performances on Broadway in 1993
- Main Characters:
- Timon
- Alcibiades
- Apemantus
- Flavius
- Famous Quotes:
- 'Tis not enough to help the feeble up, but to support him after. 1.1
- I wonder men dare trust themselves with men. 1.2
- Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy. 3.5
- We have seen better days. 4.2