Timon of Athens | Other Characters
Bandits
Having heard about Timon's discovery of a cache of gold, they connive to steal it. They present themselves to Timon as destitute soldiers, but he isn't fooled. Thrusting gold into their hands, Timon urges them to continue their life of crime—a suitable occupation in a world where "All that you meet are thieves" (IV.iii.446).
Caphis
A servant who belongs to a money-lending senator, he is sent by his master to demand that Timon pay back the money he owes. Together with other usurers' servants, Caphis confronts Timon in Il.ii. With this encounter,...
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