Timon of Athens - Characters

Characters

  • Timon /ˈtaɪmən/: a lord of Athens.
  • Alcibiades /ælsɨˈbaɪ.ədiːz/): Captain of a military brigade and good friend to Timon.
  • Apemantus, sometimes spelled Apermantus, a philosopher and churl.
  • Flavius is Timon's chief Steward.
  • Flaminius is one of Timon's servants.
  • Servilius is another of Timon's servants.
  • Lucilius is a romantic youth and Timon's servant.
  • Ventidius, also spelled "Ventidgius" is one of Timon's "friends", and in debtors' prison.
  • Lucullus is Timon's "friend".
  • Lucius, Timon's "friend"
  • Sempronius is Timon's most jealous "friend".
  • Poet and Painter are friends; artists who seek Timon's patronage.
  • Jeweller and Merchant appear briefly
  • The Senators of Athens.
  • The Fool is briefly a companion to Apemantus.
  • Three Strangers, one named Hostilius; friends to Lucius.
  • The Old Athenian is the father of the woman Lucilius loves.
  • Four Lords. False friends of Timon.
  • Servants to Timon, Lucullus, Lucius, Varro
  • Timon's creditors – Isidore, Varro, Titus, Hortensius, Philotus
  • Banditti, Soldier, Page, Cupid and Ladies at the Masque.

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