Bibliograph

William Shakespeare's The merry wives of Windsor

Type

Label

William Shakespeare's The merry wives of Windsor

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

William Shakespeare's The merry wives of Windsor

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

Arkangel complete Shakespeare

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