![]() ![]() Timon of Athens is not the only Shakespeare play where we see the pain and dysfunction that results when friends betray friends or lead them astray. Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly.” Timon’s situation brings to mind these lyrics from another Shakespeare play, As You Like It: However, when his fortunes take a turn for the worse, his friends show their true colors and desert him, leading Timon to become a misanthrope. ![]() Recanting goodness, sorry ere ’tis shown īut where there is true friendship, there needs none. To set a gloss on faint deeds, hollow welcomes, ![]() The title character in Timon of Athens believes himself surrounded by devoted friends, the beneficiaries of his lavish generosity and hospitality. On the flipside, friendship proved false can bring great disappointment and anger. “And doth beget new courage in our breasts.” Particularly in times of uncertainty, being able to rely on friends brings a boost to one’s spirits.Īs in a soul rememb’ring my good friends” Good friendships can engender feelings of warmth, happiness, and security. Friend or foe? These Shakespeare quotes about friendship depict the complexities of relationships between characters in his plays: the bad and the good, the jealous and the self-sacrificing, the treacherous and the loyal. ![]()
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