Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

Timon of Athens

Shakespeare, William / Middleton, Thomas, published 1623 · tragedy · Adult Professional;Professional

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TitleTimon of Athens
AuthorShakespeare, William / Middleton, Thomas
Publication year (edition)1623
Genre (British Drama)tragedy
Genre group (comparison)tragedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: tragedy
Play typeAdult Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 402 · edition 884 · TCP A11954 · DEEP 5081.29
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1607 [c.1606-c.1608]
First performance (BritDrama)1607 [1605-1608]
Company (BritDrama)King's Men
Company (Annals)Unacted (?)
FormatFolio
Greg402a
Genre (Annals)Tragedy
Genre (BritDrama)Tragedy
BritDrama no.1536
Title page[HT; 2G1v] THE LIFE OF TYMON OF ATHENS.
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Topic composition (share of words)

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10–72480unassignedGOod day Sir. I am glad you're well. I have not seen you long, how goes the World? It wears sir, as it grows. …
273–146521T19 Virtue, Fortune and Vice as abstractions0.78Sir, I have upon a high and pleasant hill Feigned Fortune to be throned. The Base o' th' Mount Is ranked with …
3147–224491unassignedThe man is honest. Therefore he will be Timon, His honesty rewards him in itself, It must not bear my Daughter…
4225–300493unassignedHow lik'st thou this picture Apemantus? The best, for the innocence. Wrought he not well that painted it. He w…
5301–352502unassignedHe pours it out: Plutus the God of Gold Is but his Steward: no meed but he repays Seuen-fold above itself: No …
6353–387510unassignedFlow this way? A brave fellow. He keeps his tides well, those healths will make thee and thy state look ill, T…
7388–452501unassignedI pray let them be admitted. Hail to thee worthy Timon and to all that of his Bounties taste: the five best Se…
8453–504512unassignedI'll hunt with him, And let them be received, not without fair Reward. What will this come to? He commands us …
9505–575508T6 Money, debt and credit0.84And late five thousand: to Varro and to Isidore He owes nine thousand, besides my former sum, Which makes it f…
10576–639504T35 Fools, wit and railing0.79One Varroes' servant, my good Lord. From Isidore, he humbly prays your speedy payment. If you did know my Lord…
11640–704521unassignedA Fool in good clothes, and something like thee. 'Tis a spirit, sometime t' appears like a Lord, sometime like…
12705–767492unassignedCome sermon me no further. No villainous bounty yet hath past my heart; Unwisely, not ignobly have I given. Wh…
13768–798502T6 Money, debt and credit0.83I have told my Lord of you, he is coming down to you. I thank you Sir. here's my Lord. One of Lord Timon's men…
14799–823502T6 Money, debt and credit0.77We know him for no less, though we are but strangers to him. But I can tell you one thing my Lord, and which I…
15824–885539unassignedWhy this is the world's soul, And just of the same piece Is every Flatterers sport: who can call him his Frien…
16886–953483T6 Money, debt and credit0.82Well met, good-morrow Titus & Hortensius The like to you kind Varro. Lucius, what do we meet together? I, and …
17954–1020496unassignedIf I might beseech you Gentlemen, to repair some other hour, I should derive much from't. For take't of my sou…
181021–1086478unassignedYou undergo too strict a Paradox, Striving to make an ugly deed look fair: Your words have took such pains, as…
191087–1138460unassignedWe are for Law, he dies, urge it no more On height of our displeasure: Friend, or Brother, He forfeits his own…
201139–1198489T41 Household service: masters, doors and po0.81Nor more willingly leaves Winter, such Summer Birds are men. Gentlemen, our dinner will not recompense this lo…
211199–1263480unassignedLet me look back upon thee. O thou Wall That girdles in those Wolves, dive in the earth, And fence not Athens.…
221264–1332522T37 Riches, poverty and covetousness0.86Good Fellows all, The latest of my wealth I'll share amongst you. Where ever we shall meet, for Timon's sake, …
231333–1396520unassignedShe, whom the Spittle-house, and ulcerous sores, Would cast the gorge at. This Embalmes and Spices To ' th' Ap…
241397–1462516unassignedI Timon, and have cause. The Gods confound them all in thy Conquest, And thee after, when thou hast Conquered.…
251463–1529505unassignedMore counsel with more Money, bounteous Timon. More whore, more Mischief first, I have given you earnest. Stri…
261530–1598490T35 Fools, wit and railing0.83A Fool of thee: depart. I love thee better now, then ere I did. I hate thee worse. Why? Thou flatterest misery…
271599–1630484unassignedWhere liest a night's Timon? Under that's above me. Where feedest thou adays Apemantus? Where my stomach finds…
281631–1710493unassignedWhen there is nothing living but thee, Thou shalt be welcome. I had rather be a Beggar's Dog, Then Apemantus. …
291711–1773510unassignedNor on the Beasts themselves, the Birds & Fishes, You must eat men. Yet thanks I must you con, That you are th…
301774–1846531T6 Money, debt and credit0.85I beg of you to know me, good my Lord, T' accept my grief, and whilst this poor wealth lasts, To entertain me …
311847–1928502unassignedWhat have you now To present unto him? Nothing at this time But my Visitation: only I will promise him An exce…
321929–2006503unassignedSo, so, my Lord. E'en so sir as I say. And for thy fiction, Why thy Verse swells with stuff so fine and smooth…
332007–2075501unassignedThey confess Toward thee, forgetfulness too general gross; Which now the public Body, which doth seldom Play t…
342076–2146544unassignedI have a Tree which grows here in my Close, That mine own use invites me to cut down, And shortly must I fell …
352147–2222536unassignedSo did we woo Transformed Timon, to our City's love By humble Message, and by promised means: We were not all …