num_pages: 256
description: “Why, then the world’s mine oyster.”—The Merry Wives of Windsor Eminent Shakespearean scholars Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen provide a fresh new edition of this popular comedy of love, laughter, and merriment—along with more than a hundred pages of exclusive features, including • an original Introduction to The Merry Wives of Windsor• incisive scene-by-scene synopsis and analysis with vital facts about the work• commentary on past and current productions based on interviews with leading directors, actors, and designers• photographs of key RSC productions• an overview of Shakespeare’s theatrical career and chronology of his plays Ideal for students, theater professionals, and general readers, these modern and accessible editions from the Royal Shakespeare Company set a new standard in Shakespearean literature for the twenty-first century.
language: English
title: The Merry Wives of Windsor
titlecomplete: The Merry Wives of Windsor
characters: Frank Ford, Peter Simple, Ancient Pistol, Fenton, Bardolph, Robert Shallow, Host of the Garter Inn, Robin, Page to Falstaff, Robert, servant in the Ford household, Doctor Caius, Mistress Nell Quickly, Sir John Falstaff, John, servant in the Ford household, Mistress Margaret (Meg) Page, John Rugby, Anne (Nan) Page, Parson Hugh Evans, William Page, Abraham Slender, Corporal Nim, George Page, Mistress Alice Ford
genres: Classics, Drama, Theatre, Comedy, British Literature, Plays, Humor, Literature, Poetry, Fiction
ratings_count: 12843
publisher: SIGNET CLASSICS