Timon of Athens' Toga


 * "With thy most operant poison! What is here?
 * Gold! yellow, glittering, precious gold! No, gods,
 * I am no idle votarist. Roots, you clear heavens!
 * Thus much of this will make black white, foul fair,
 * Wrong right, base noble, old young, coward valiant.
 * Ha! you gods, why this? What this, you gods? Why, this
 * Will lug your priests and servants from your sides,
 * Pluck stout men's pillows from below their head:
 * This yellow slave"-Timon of Athens (Act 4, Scene 1)

Origin
'Timon of Athens' Is a play by William Shakespeare, Although many would consider it a tragedy, It is now considered as one of his problem plays. In the play Timon is a wealthy noblemen of Athens, And he is known for his generosity and often give his wealth to his friends and acquaintances. Timon loses his wealth due to his generosity, in debt Timon sends his servants to his friends for help. Each servant is denied, feeling betrayed Timon and his servants seeks revenge. Hosting a 'Party' for Timon's 'Friends', the guest were suprised when they were served rocks in lukewarm water. Timon then sprays the water to his guest and throw them with rocks and the dishes and immedieatly flees his home. Timon then stats swearing to the wall and renounces society and makes a crude shelter in the nearby forest, sustaining himslef with roots. Timon then accidently finds a treasure trove. As the news of his findings spread to the city, His 'friends' starts appearing. But Timon spends most of the gold on a rebel army marching towards Athens, Some to two whores to spread veneral diseases and some to a poet and a painter, And leaving little to the senators tha visits him. While the city is besieged, Timon's loyal servant Flavius comes to him asking Timon to come back to society. Timon refuses but notes that he have one true friend in Flavius. Timon then tells the envoys from athens who seeks the help of Timon to appease the rebel army whom he have funded. But Timon merely invites them to hang themselves and soon dies in the wilderness.