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The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Merry Wives of Windsor

by Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

BookID: 1517

Language:English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 94.6 (5th grade). Very easy to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Comedy playsFalstaff, John, Sir (Fictitious character) -- DramaMarried women -- DramaWindsor (Windsor and Maidenhead, England) -- Drama

Description

"The Merry Wives of Windsor" by William Shakespeare is a comedy first published in 1602. The corpulent knight Sir John Falstaff arrives in Windsor penniless and schemes to seduce two wealthy married women for their money. But the clever wives discover his identical love letters and plot elaborate revenge, repeatedly humiliating the aging rogue. Meanwhile, three suitors compete for the hand of Anne Page, leading to romantic confusion and comic mischief in this Elizabethan tale of wit, jealousy, and matrimonial chaos. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

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