How we cite our quotes: (Act.Scene.Line)
Quote #7
APEMANTUS:
Here; I will mend thy feast. (4.3.284)
Finally, someone offers Timon some food. This time, it's a measly old root from the ground, and the word "feast" is used with a hint of sarcasm. Timon and Apemantus have come full circle: we saw them in a grand feast in the beginning of the play, and now they are in the woods eating whatever's on the ground. Any takers?
Quote #8
FLAVIUS:
No, my most worthy master; in whose breast
Doubt and suspect, alas, are placed too late:
You should have fear'd false times when you did feast:
Suspect still comes where an estate is least. (4.3.514-517)
Isn't it great when someone gives you advice way too late? Flavius doesn't mean to come across that way, of course; he's honestly trying to help his master. He also points out what we've all been thinking: Timon should have been suspicious of his so-called friends before, not just now, when he has nothing and is living in a cave.
Quote #9
TIMON:
Keep it, I cannot eat it. (4.3.101)
Timon's down to the bare necessities now, and he's not going to give any gold the time of day, even if he's possibly found enough to pay off all his debts. But paying off his debts by himself wouldn't make his rage against his friends go away, so he's just not going to do it. He's going to stay in the cave instead. He realizes gold has no value out in the woods in his cave. All he cares about now is finding food for himself to feast on.