Mojo, The Bard, & Me

 

I’ll show you how t’observe a strange event.

Your lord sends now for money.

 

-Titus

Timon of Athens              Act III, Scene iv, Line 18

Titus is one of several servants waiting to talk to Timon. They are all servants of Timon’s friends who have come to collect money that Timon borrowed. Timon is hiding inside his house because he is broke and has no money to pay them. These fellows know that. One says

        ‘Tis deepest winter in Lord Timon’s purse;

        That is, one may reach deep enough, and yet

        Find little.

But when Titus talks about a strange event in Today’s Totally Random Line he is alluding to the fact that Hortensius, one of the other fellows there, is looking to collect a debt for his lord, whilst his lord wears jewelry that Timon gave him.

That’s the story of Timon of Athens: Timon is generous to a fault to all his friends. In the process of being so generous, he borrows from some of his friends, and now they don’t care about his generosity, they just want their money back. Great friends, eh?

When will people learn that there are things in life more important than money. Well, okay, some of them do cost a little bit of money, but you get the picture.