Timon of Athens (1607)
Introduction Sometime between 1604 and 1608, when Shakespeare had just turned 40, he wrote three plays that share a single theme: of generosity followed by ingratitude, leading to resentment, conflict and death. These three plays are “Timon of Athens” (c.1604), “King Lear” (c. 1606) and “Coriolanus (c.1608). The dates are speculative, but the uniformity of […]