num_pages: 188
description: In need of money, the fat and foolish Falstaff devises a scheme to seduce two married women and steal their husbands' wealth. By talking to each other, however, the wives soon discover his plan and begin to plot their own revenge. Relentlessly inventive, this comic humiliation of a foolish would-be seducer is a lively, compelling and ultimately joyous celebration of the all-conquering power of laughter.This book includes a general introduction to Shakespeare's life and the Elizabethan theatre, a separate introduction to Merry Wives of Windsor, a chronology, suggestions for further reading, an essay discussing performance options on both stage and screen, and a commentary.
language: English
title: The Merry Wives of Windsor
titlecomplete: The Merry Wives of Windsor (Shakespeare, Signet Classic)
characters: John, servant in the Ford household, Abraham Slender, Robin, Page to Falstaff, Doctor Caius, Anne (Nan) Page, Mistress Alice Ford, Bardolph, Robert Shallow, Corporal Nim, Ancient Pistol, Peter Simple, John Rugby, Sir John Falstaff, Mistress Nell Quickly, Parson Hugh Evans, Fenton, George Page, Host of the Garter Inn, Frank Ford, Robert, servant in the Ford household, William Page, Mistress Margaret (Meg) Page
genres: Fiction, Plays, Theatre, Poetry, British Literature, Drama, Comedy, Humor, Literature, Classics
ratings_count: 12844
publisher: Signet Classics