Timon of Athens · Character

Poet

A sycophantic poet who flatters Timon for patronage but later abandons him.

minor

Also known as Poet Admirable, Poet Sir

First appearance: Scene I

Poet's tie to Timon is one of the pressures that moves Timon of Athens—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Presents a poem and allegory about Fortune's favor and reversal, flattering Timon.

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With Timon (professional): The Poet is a sycophantic writer who praises Timon for gifts but later betrays him. With Painter (professional): The Painter and Poet are fellow flatterers and competitors for Timon's…

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Character Web

18 connections

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Relationship types

Professional
Rivalry
Other

Character groups

False friends and creditors
Protagonist
Sycophants and debt collectors

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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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Relationships

Timon
professional · negative
The Poet is a sycophantic writer who praises Timon for gifts but later betrays him. How this plays out →
Painter
professional · ambivalent
Apemantus
rivalry · negative
Painter
professional · ambivalent
Timon
professional · negative
The Poet is a sycophantic writer who praises Timon for gifts but later betrays him. How this plays out →
Timon
professional · negative
The Poet is a sycophantic writer who praises Timon for gifts but later betrays him. How this plays out →
Apemantus
rivalry · negative
Painter
professional · ambivalent

Timon
The Poet is a sycophantic writer who praises Timon for gifts but later betrays him.
Painter
The Painter and Poet are fellow flatterers and competitors for Timon's patronage, collaborating and betraying together.
Apemantus
Apemantus derides the Poet as a sycophant, engaging in verbal sparring.
Painter
The Painter and Poet are fellow flatterers and competitors for Timon's patronage, collaborating and betraying together.
Timon
The Poet is a sycophantic writer who praises Timon for gifts but later betrays him.
Timon
The Poet is a sycophantic writer who praises Timon for gifts but later betrays him.
Apemantus
Apemantus derides the Poet as a sycophant, engaging in verbal sparring.
Painter
The Painter and Poet are fellow flatterers and competitors for Timon's patronage, collaborating and betraying together.

Relationship notes

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In the story

Poet appears across 2 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

Chapter companion notes

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