The Merry Wives of Windsor

by William Shakespeare from c. 1597–1600

About

The boastful Sir John Falstaff tries to seduce two prosperous Windsor wives simultaneously, not knowing they have compared his identical love letters and are conspiring to punish him. A subplot over the hand of young Anne Page runs alongside as the wives lead Falstaff into a series of humiliating traps.

The Merry Wives of Windsor

Characters: 19
Words: 20k
Acts: 5
Duration: ~2 hr 30 min

Characters

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1

MISTRESS FORD

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368

2

Sir John FALSTAFF

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141

3

SIR HUGH Evans

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87

4

MISTRESS PAGE

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74

5

Abraham SLENDER

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58

6

Robert SHALLOW

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57

7

DOCTOR CAIUS

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49

8

HOST

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46

23 sections

20k words

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Act 1

1

Act 1 Scene 1

2.1k16:07

2

Act 1 Scene 2

1010:45

3

Act 1 Scene 3

7475:36

4

Act 1 Scene 4

1.2k8:50

Act 2

5

Act 2 Scene 1

1.5k11:17

6

Act 2 Scene 2

2.5k18:29

7

Act 2 Scene 3

6665:00

Act 3

8

Act 3 Scene 1

7545:39

9

Act 3 Scene 2

6745:03

10

Act 3 Scene 3

1.6k11:55

11

Act 3 Scene 4

7405:33

12

Act 3 Scene 5

1k7:35

Act 4

13

Act 4 Scene 1

4353:16

14

Act 4 Scene 2

1.5k11:27

15

Act 4 Scene 3

940:42

16

Act 4 Scene 4

6594:57

17

Act 4 Scene 5

9256:56

18

Act 4 Scene 6

4393:18

Act 5

19

Act 5 Scene 1

2331:45

20

Act 5 Scene 2

1130:51

21

Act 5 Scene 3

1831:22

22

Act 5 Scene 4

330:15

23

Act 5 Scene 5

1.8k13:39

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