A side-by-side translation of Act 5, Scene 3 of The Life of Timon of Athens from the original Shakespeare into modern English.
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| Source: Folger Shakespeare Library | |
Enter a Soldier in the woods, seeking Timon. SOLDIER He reads an epitaph. Timon is dead, who hath out-stretched his span. He exits. | A solider is searching for Timon in the woods and is having no luck. He knows he got the address right: over the valley and through the woods, right? Then the soldier comes across a fresh tomb with an inscription telling everyone that Timon is dead. The thing is, the solider can't read it. So he copies down the inscription in wax to take to Alcibiades to read. |