Timon of Athens Act IV

In which the disillusioned Timon, forsaken by false friends and wealth, retreats from Athens into the woods, bitterly denouncing mankind and their corrupt nature while encountering various figures who mirror his disdain and abandonment. There, amidst rude roots and golden temptation, he exchanges bitter counsel with a fellow cynic and confronts his last loyal servant, revealing the bitter seeds of mistrust sown by prosperity’s cruel withdrawal.