Merry Wives of Windsor. The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare first published in 1602, though believed to have been written in or before 1597.
The Windsor of the play's title is a reference to the town of Windsor, also the location of Windsor Castle, in Berkshire, England. Though nominally set in the reign of Henry IV, the play makes no pretence to exist outside contemporary Elizabethan era English middle class life.
It features the character Sir John Falstaff, the fat knight who had previously been featured in Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2. It has been adapted for the opera on several occasions. The play is one of Shakespeare's lesser-regarded works among literary critics.
Sir John Falstaff. Bardolph, Pistol, Nym-followers of Falstaff.
Robin-page to Falstaff. Messrs. Ford & Page-two gentlemen dwelling at Windsor. William Page-a boy, son to Page. Sir Hugh Evans-a Welsh parson. Doctor Caius-a French physician. Rugby-a servant to Doctor Caius. Mistress Quickly-servant to Doctor Caius. Robert Shallow-a Country Justice. Abraham Slender-cousin to Shallow. Simple-servant to Slender. Fenton-a young gentleman. The Host of the Garter Inn. Mistress Alice Ford. Mistress Margaret Page. Anne Page-Mistress Page's daughter, in love with Fenton. The play is nominally set in the early 15th century, during the same period as the Henry IV plays featuring Falstaff, but there is only one brief refere
The Windsor of the play's title is a reference to the town of Windsor, also the location of Windsor Castle, in Berkshire, England. Though nominally set in the reign of Henry IV, the play makes no pretence to exist outside contemporary Elizabethan era English middle class life.
It features the character Sir John Falstaff, the fat knight who had previously been featured in Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2. It has been adapted for the opera on several occasions. The play is one of Shakespeare's lesser-regarded works among literary critics.
Sir John Falstaff. Bardolph, Pistol, Nym-followers of Falstaff.
Robin-page to Falstaff. Messrs. Ford & Page-two gentlemen dwelling at Windsor. William Page-a boy, son to Page. Sir Hugh Evans-a Welsh parson. Doctor Caius-a French physician. Rugby-a servant to Doctor Caius. Mistress Quickly-servant to Doctor Caius. Robert Shallow-a Country Justice. Abraham Slender-cousin to Shallow. Simple-servant to Slender. Fenton-a young gentleman. The Host of the Garter Inn. Mistress Alice Ford. Mistress Margaret Page. Anne Page-Mistress Page's daughter, in love with Fenton. The play is nominally set in the early 15th century, during the same period as the Henry IV plays featuring Falstaff, but there is only one brief refere
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