Project Gutenberg 2007-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 159 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Guizot, François 1787 1874 Guizot, Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot, François Pierre Guillaume Guizot, M. (François) Guisot, M. (François) Guizot, Monsieur (François) Guizot, François The merry wives of Windsor. French Les joyeuses Bourgeoises de Windsor Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merry_Wives_of_Windsor Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Joyeuses_Comm%C3%A8res_de_Windsor Produced by Paul Murray, Rénald Lévesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Les joyeuses Bourgeoises de Windsor" by William Shakespeare is a comedy written in the early 17th century. The play centers around Sir John Falstaff, a larger-than-life character known for his humorous antics and escapades, as he attempts to woo two married women, Mistriss Ford and Mistriss Page, in a misguided quest for riches and romance. The narrative explores themes of love, marriage, and deception, set against the backdrop of Windsor. The opening of the play introduces various characters, including Sir Hugh Evans, a Welsh parson, and Judge Shallow, who discuss Sir John Falstaff's intentions in the town. As they engage in witty banter, it's established that Falstaff is facing conflict with various townsfolk, and his previous exploits are hinted at. The scene sets the stage for the comedic chaos that will ensue as both Mistriss Ford and Mistriss Page receive love letters from Falstaff, leading to a conspiratorial response from the women as they plot to prank the bumbling knight. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr Comedy plays Falstaff, John, Sir (Fictitious character) -- Drama Married women -- Drama Windsor (Berkshire, England) -- Drama PR Text FR Théâtre Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 239199 2025-08-08T14:32:01.823095 text/html 228474 2007-03-01T14:03:40 text/html 174131 2025-08-08T14:32:09.449520 application/epub+zip 178144 2025-08-08T14:32:05.262021 application/epub+zip 156488 2025-08-08T14:32:03.954013 application/epub+zip 380954 2025-08-08T14:32:12.341487 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371532 2025-08-08T14:32:08.663509 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 336828 2022-09-10T03:37:02.322616 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204023 2025-08-08T14:32:00.859043 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 200631 2007-03-01T14:03:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21213 2025-08-08T14:32:12.489478 application/rdf+xml 18401 2025-08-08T14:32:04.547073 image/jpeg 4069 2025-08-08T14:32:04.212018 image/jpeg 75722 2007-03-01T14:03:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 80517 2007-03-01T14:03:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 172174 2025-08-08T14:32:01.842104 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia