The Merry Wives of Windsor | The Merry Wives of Windsor

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Author: William Shakespeare
First Published: 1602
Type of Work: Drama
Type of Plot: Comedy
Time of Work: Sixteenth century
Setting: England
Principal Characters: Sir John Falstaff, Fenton, Slender, Ford, Page, Doctor Caius, Mistress Ford, Mistress Page, Anne Page, Mistress Quickly
Genres: Drama, Farce, Comedy
Subjects: Love or romance, Alcoholism or alcoholics, Substance abuse, England or English people, Women, Drinking or drunkenness, Sixteenth century
Locales: England

Sir John Falstaff was, without doubt, a rogue. True, he was fat, jolly, and in a way lovable, but he was still a rogue. His men robbed and plundered the citizens of Windsor, but he himself was seldom taken or convicted for his crimes. His fortunes being at low ebb, he hit upon a plan to remedy that situation. He had met Mistress Ford and Mistress Page, two good ladies who held the purse strings in their respective houses. Falstaff wrote identical letters to the two good ladies, letters protesting undying love for each of them.

The Merry Wives of Windsor | The Merry Wives of Windsor

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