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Set in the English town of Windsor, this play revolves around the antics of fictional character Sir John Falstaff and his attempts to seduce two housewives in order to access their husbands’ fortunes. However, luck doesn’t go his way and he is outsmarted and subjected to public ridicule. Falstaff is considered one of the Shakespeare’s most famous comic characters and he appears in four of Shakespeare’s history plays.
£4.99 – £9.99
| Author |
William Shakespeare |
|---|---|
| Imprint |
Read & Co. Classics |
| Series |
Shakespeare Library |
| Categories |
Arts & Entertainment Plays & Playscripts Poetry & Drama Shakespeare Plays Theatre & Acting Theatre, Dance & Other Performing Arts |
| ISBN | 9781528705202, 9781528785624 |
| Formats Available | |
| Pages | 154 |
| Publication Date | 30 May 2018 |
| Dimensions | 5.5 × 8.5 in |
Read & Co. Classics presents this new beautiful edition of William Shakespeare’s play, “The Merry Wives of Windsor”, featuring a specially commissioned new biography of William Shakespeare. Set in the English town of Windsor, this play revolves around the antics of fictional character Sir John Falstaff and his attempts to seduce two housewives in order to access their husbands’ fortunes. However, luck doesn’t go his way and he is outsmarted and subjected to public ridicule. Falstaff is considered one of the Shakespeare’s most famous comic characters and he appears in four of Shakespeare’s history plays. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616) was an English playwright, poet, and actor. He is considered to be the greatest writer in the English language and is celebrated as the world’s most famous dramatist.
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