# First Stranger — Timon of Athens character guide

> First Stranger in Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Stranger

**First appearance:** 0009-act-iii-scene-ii

## Who they are

A stranger who comments on the fickleness of Timon's friends.

## In the story

### [Scene II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/timon_of_athens_se/chapters/act-iii-scene-ii)

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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