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Messenger

A messenger who brings news from Ventidius to Timon.

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Also known as a Messenger from Ventidius talking with him, Messenger Ay

First appearance: act i scene i

Messenger shows up with force in Scene II. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Delivers news of Alcibiades' approaching army and reveals that a courier was sent to Timon's cave seeking his alliance.
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PAPainterAPApemantusTITimonFSFirst SenatorSEServiliusMEMessenger

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Sycophants and debt collectors
  • False friends and creditors
  • Protagonist

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Messenger in act i scene i