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Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare

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margaery's review against another edition

4.0

This may be the best Shakespeare play for me. I had no expectations going into this play but it was surprisingly different than the other plays. There is no romance for one. Second, it is the play that shows the most common human characteristic. Something we may not admit to ourselves but we all have it.

niakayjones's review against another edition

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3.0

would rate a 3.5 if i could! maybe one day, i will even rank it a 4!

lines i liked:

“You mistake my love. I gave it freely ever, and there’s none / Can truly say he gives if he receives”

“You mistake my love. I gave it freely ever, and there’s none Can truly say he gives if he receives.”

“Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.”

“One day he gives us diamonds, next day stones.”

“How came the noble Timon to this change? As the moon does, by wanting light to give / But then renew I could not, like the moon; There were no suns to borrow of.”

“All thy safety were remotion, and thy defense absence. What beast couldst thou be that were not subject to a beast? And what a beast art thou already that seest not thy loss in transformation!”

“Fly whilst thou art blest and free. Ne’er see thou man, and let me ne’er see thee.”

“Graves only be men’s works, and death their gain. Sun, hide thy beams.“

bryce29's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

_emma_rose_'s review against another edition

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dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This was surprisingly entertaining, I can't lie. I was expecting it to be dull as rocks but once Timon got angry, he got HILARIOUSLY sassy. Maybe that's not the takeaway I'm supposed to have, but that man dropped some real zingers.