How we cite our quotes: (Act.Scene.Line)
Quote #4
TIMON:
O blessed breeding sun, draw from the earth
Rotten humidity; below thy sister's orb
Infect the air! Twinn'd brothers of one womb,
Whose procreation, residence, and birth,
Scarce is dividant, touch them with several fortunes;
The greater scorns the lesser. Not nature,
To whom all sores lay siege, can bear great fortune,
But by contempt of nature. (4.3.1-8)
This is the first time we see Timon in the woods, and boy, is he different. He's no longer interested in lavish meals or obsequious gifts; all he can think about is how awful everyone is.
Quote #5
TIMON:
Be as a planetary plague, when Jove
Will o'er some high-viced city hang his poison
In the sick air: let not thy sword skip one:
Pity not honour'd age for his white beard. (4.3.109-112)
Something tells us that when Timon backs Alcibiades's bid to take over Athens, it has nothing to do with the guy leading the march and everything to do with the city itself. Timon wants to kill Athens and everything it stands for: corruption, injustice, greed, excess, you name it. He has a harder time understanding his own role in making Athens just such a corrupt place.
Quote #6
How has the ass broke the wall, that thou art out of the city? (4.3.351-2)
Oh, snap. Timon still doesn't like Apemantus, even when after he's become just as cynical (even more cynical?) as Apemantus. We get that Timon won't ever resolve his issues with Apemantus, but what does that have to do with the city? Perhaps it's about the fact that Apemantus, the only guy Timon didn't like before, is one of a handful of people who will even leave the city to see him.