Shakespeare’s contempt for such a society comes to a head when Timon replies to the senators, who, came to his cave to ask for help, “Come hither, ere my tree hath felt the axe, and hang himself. I pray you, do my greeting” (Shakespeare, Act V Scene I). Perhaps the senators truly were sorry for what they had done to Timon, or maybe they came to use him for his recently acquired riches. The most likely scenario is they hoped to convince Timon to stop Alcibiades’ invasion. Timon had the means to save the senators and Athens from Alcibiades’ army, but believed that they did not deserve
Shakespeare’s contempt for such a society comes to a head when Timon replies to the senators, who, came to his cave to ask for help, “Come hither, ere my tree hath felt the axe, and hang himself. I pray you, do my greeting” (Shakespeare, Act V Scene I). Perhaps the senators truly were sorry for what they had done to Timon, or maybe they came to use him for his recently acquired riches. The most likely scenario is they hoped to convince Timon to stop Alcibiades’ invasion. Timon had the means to save the senators and Athens from Alcibiades’ army, but believed that they did not deserve