Timon of Athens · Character
First Stranger
A stranger who comments on the fickleness of Timon's friends.
minor
Also known as Stranger
First appearance: Scene II
First Stranger shows up with force in Scene II. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The First Stranger observes Lucilius's refusal and comments on the ingratitude and flattery of Timon's supposed friends, noting that Timon had supported Lucilius like a father.
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- Other
Character groups
- Sycophants and debt collectors
- False friends and creditors
- Protagonist
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Timon’s discovery of gold triggers his emotional and psychological peak: a furious, misanthropic tirade agains…
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