Iloiset Windsorin rouvat by William Shakespeare

"Iloiset Windsorin rouvat" by William Shakespeare is a comedy written in or before 1597. The rotund knight Sir John Falstaff arrives in Windsor penniless and schemes to seduce two wealthy married women for their money. The "merry wives" discover his identical love letters and plot elaborate revenge, repeatedly humiliating the foolish knight. Meanwhile, three suitors compete for young Anne Page's hand, each backed by different family members. The play culminates in a final public humiliation involving the entire town and a magical forest encounter. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Translator Cajander, Paavo Emil, 1846-1913
Uniform Title The merry wives of Windsor. Finnish
Title Iloiset Windsorin rouvat
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merry_Wives_of_Windsor Wikipedia page about this book: fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsorin_iloiset_rouvat
Credits Produced by Tapio Riikonen
Reading Level Reading ease score: 60.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language Finnish
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. 44826
Release Date
Last Update Oct 24, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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