Project Gutenberg 1999-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 114 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William The Merry Wives of Windsor There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #1517 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merry_Wives_of_Windsor "The Merry Wives of Windsor" by William Shakespeare is a comedic play written during the late 16th century. This engaging piece unfolds in the town of Windsor and revolves around the character of Sir John Falstaff, a comical, scheming knight who attempts to woo two married women, Mistress Ford and Mistress Page, in hopes of securing their husbands' wealth. The beginning of the play introduces a lively scene filled with humorous dialogue between Justice Shallow, Slender, and Sir Hugh Evans as they discuss Sir John Falstaff’s antics and their own matrimonial ambitions. Shallow and Evans contemplate a marriage match for Slender and Anne Page, hinting at romantic subplots. As the scene unfolds, we see the arrival of Falstaff and his followers, leading to a humorous set of confrontations and misunderstandings. This dynamic opening sets the tone for the light-hearted and farcical mischief that will ensue as Falstaff's dubious chastity schemes play out against the backdrop of jealousy and rivalry among the characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Comedy plays Falstaff, John, Sir (Fictitious character) -- Drama Married women -- Drama Windsor (Berkshire, England) -- Drama PR Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 214334 2025-07-01T10:43:00.281423 text/html 214151 2025-01-07T18:27:24.755569 text/html 150446 2025-07-01T10:43:07.300411 application/epub+zip 152274 2025-07-01T10:43:03.330413 application/epub+zip 130346 2025-07-01T10:43:02.124438 application/epub+zip 291358 2025-07-01T10:43:09.797389 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263968 2025-07-01T10:43:06.462424 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214976 2022-08-01T10:32:22.526324 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174702 2025-07-01T10:42:59.954433 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 154889 2019-05-22T09:29:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 55727 2019-05-22T09:29:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 17955 2025-07-01T10:43:09.919382 application/rdf+xml 11807 2025-07-01T10:43:02.613422 image/jpeg 3047 2025-07-01T10:43:02.370405 image/jpeg 149498 2025-07-01T10:43:00.295430 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia