http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/flat-character Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:38:47 -0400 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:38:47 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/194/shakespeares-apemantus-the-amazing-changing-flat-character-in-timon-of-athens By Lindsay L. Lichti - Apemantus is described as “a churlish philosopher” in the Persons of the Play list, and, as a flat character, remains ill-natured throughout the play, although there is an illusion of his change: “It is not that he changes or develops as a character; his voice is consistent from beginning to end. But what are we to make of him and the light he sheds on Timon are much less clear than his nature, and our perspective on him shifts as the play goes on” (Pierce). Apemantus shifts from Timon’s foil to someone similar to him in outlook. He wonders how “men dare trust... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:14 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/194/shakespeares-apemantus-the-amazing-changing-flat-character-in-timon-of-athens