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no one to “supply his life” is Overall, the poem is now
now that about how Kinbote believes
Shade has passed on and is that Shade was not respected
no longer about Timon’s un- enough for his work in his
worthy friends. lifetime, and about how no
about
the
fact
one ever saw Shade in the
same light that he did.
Lines 1567-1569
I’ll follow and inquire
As
illustrated
above,
by
changing some words in the
These final lines really drive original poem from Timon of
home the loyalty that Kinbote Athens , the piece can be re-
had for Shade. Just as a serv- lated to Pale Fire . The reason
ant would faithfully follow a this can be achieved is due to
master, Kinbote will always the fact that there are many
be by his dear friend’s side. As striking similarities between
long as he has the poem, the two pieces. In fact, Timon
which is representative for of Athens is mentioned quite
the knowledge and wisdom a few times in Pale Fire . Kin-
that Shade imparted onto bote mentions the play on
Kinbote, Kinbote will always pages 79 and 125, and Kin-
be by Shade’s side. bote mentions that he lives
“like Timon in his cave” (79). I
believe that Nabokov intend-
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