num_pages: 80
description: The lovable old rogue of Shakespeare's "Henriad" trilogy, Sir John Falstaff, returns to take center stage in this lively farce. A good-natured satire of the vices of hypocrisy and lechery, the play depicts the portly knight's comic come-uppance when he attempts to seduce a pair of well-to-do country housewives.
language: English
title: The Merry Wives of Windsor
titlecomplete: The Merry Wives of Windsor (Dover Thrift Editions: Plays)
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: 12843
publisher: Dover