Timon of Athens · Character

Flavius

Timon's steward, who watches the gold drain away, begs his master to stop giving, and stays loyal when every flatterer has fled.

supporting

Also known as Timon Flavius, Flavius Pray, Flavius Heavens, Flavius Alack, Flavius Good fellows, Flavius Ay, Flavius Aside

First appearance: act i scene i

As a supporting figure in Timon of Athens, Flavius is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Timon's steward, worried about Timon's excessive generosity and empty treasury, speaks aside about his concerns.

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Flavius is the one honest voice inside Timon's household, weeping over the accounts he cannot balance while his master keeps buying friends. When the estate collapses, he divides his last coins among the servants and goes looking for Timon in the woods — the only character who loves the man rather than the fortune. His faithfulness is the play's quiet counterweight to its parade of ingrates, and his grief gives the audience permission to mourn Timon rather than merely judge him.

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See Flavius in act i scene i

Character Web

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Relationship types

Professional
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Character groups

False friends and creditors
Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Scene II
Timon's steward, worried about Timon's excessive generosity and empty treasury, speaks aside about his concerns.
Scene II
Steward who warns Timon of his financial ruin and reveals that many have already refused loans.
Scene IV
Muffled and trying to avoid the creditors; warns Timon of his depleted finances.
Scene VI
Not present in this scene.
Scene II
Steward who shares his last wealth with the servants and pledges to follow and serve Timon despite his ruin.
Scene I
Flavius accompanies the senators to Timon's cave, attempting to mediate and urging Timon to speak with them, but ultimately acknowledges that Timon is beyond reach.

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See Flavius in act i scene i

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