Bibliograph

The merry wives of Windsor, modern text with introduction

Type

Label

The merry wives of Windsor, modern text with introduction

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The merry wives of Windsor

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

The Contemporary Shakespeare

Sub title

modern text with introduction

Summary

Merry Mischief- Arriving in Windsor with very little money, John Falstaff decides to raise funds by wooing two wealthy, married women. His servants refuse to help him, and after being, sacked, they go to the husbands of Falstaff's intended targets. Falstaff send both women, Mistress Ford and Mistress Page, almost identical letters. The two discover Falstaff's intentions and together decide to make sport of him and pretend to be amenable to his advances. Thine own true knight, By day or night, Or any kind of light, With all his might, For thee to fight

Target audience

adult

Classification