Tragedies • c. 1607
Timon of Athens: Modern English Translation & Study Guide
An Athenian nobleman squanders his vast fortune on fair-weather friends and turns misanthropic when they abandon him.
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Every scene pairs the public-domain original with a line-matched, original modern-English paraphrase. Choose a scene below to begin reading.
- Act 1, Scene 1 line-by-line translation — SCENE I. Athens. A hall in Timon's house.
- Act 1, Scene 2 line-by-line translation — SCENE II. A banqueting-room in Timon's house.
- Act 2, Scene 1 line-by-line translation — SCENE I. A Senator's house.
- Act 2, Scene 2 line-by-line translation — SCENE II. The same. A hall in Timon's house.
- Act 3, Scene 1 line-by-line translation — SCENE I. A room in Lucullus' house.
- Act 3, Scene 2 line-by-line translation — SCENE II. A public place.
- Act 3, Scene 3 line-by-line translation — SCENE III. A room in Sempronius' house.
- Act 3, Scene 4 line-by-line translation — SCENE IV. The same. A hall in Timon's house.
- Act 4, Scene 1 line-by-line translation — SCENE I. Without the walls of Athens.
- Act 4, Scene 2 line-by-line translation — SCENE II. Athens. A room in Timon's house.
- Act 4, Scene 3 line-by-line translation — SCENE III. Woods and cave, near the seashore.
- Act 5, Scene 1 line-by-line translation — SCENE I. The woods. Before Timon's cave.
- Act 5, Scene 2 line-by-line translation — SCENE II. Before the walls of Athens.
- Act 5, Scene 3 line-by-line translation — SCENE III. The woods. Timon's cave, and a rude tomb seen.
- Act 5, Scene 4 line-by-line translation — SCENE IV. Before the walls of Athens.
Timon of Athens study pathways
Original text source: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, MIT HTML edition. MIT states that its HTML versions of the plays are placed in the public domain.