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Timon of Athens · Character

Varro

A servant of one of Timon's creditors who comes to demand repayment.

minor

First appearance: act iii scene iv

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

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With Isidore (professional): Isidore and Varro are servants of Timon's creditors, working together to collect debts. With Servilius (professional): Servilius and Varro are servants involved in the debt collection…

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See Varro in act iii scene iv

Character Web

15 connections

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ISIsidoreSEServiliusTITimonFLFlaviusCACaphisVAVarro

Relationship types

  • Professional
  • Other

Character groups

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

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • 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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See Varro in act iii scene iv