The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare
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"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.)
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| Author | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Merry Wives of Windsor |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merry_Wives_of_Windsor |
| Credits | This etext was prepared by the PG Shakespeare Team, a team of about twenty Project Gutenberg volunteers. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 94.6 (5th grade). Very easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Comedy plays |
| Subject | Falstaff, John, Sir (Fictitious character) -- Drama |
| Subject | Married women -- Drama |
| Subject | Windsor (Windsor and Maidenhead, England) -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1517 |
| Release Date | Nov 1, 1998 |
| Last Update | Sep 19, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 580 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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