Timon of Athens Act I

In which the generous and noble Timon of Athens is lauded by artists and courtiers alike, as his hall swarms with visitors eager to partake of his largesse, while the bitter Apemantus voices a cynical truth amid the revelry. At a grand banquet, Timon’s bounty overflows in a display of friendship and festivity, yet suspicion and foreboding stir beneath the surface, for not all hearts drink freely of such prosperity.