The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare, first published in 1602, though believed to have been written prior to 1597. It features the fat knight Sir John Falstaff. Though nominally set in reign of Henry IV, the play make no pretence to exist in outside contemporary Elizabethan era English middle class life. It has been adapted for the opera on occasions.
Read more about The Merry Wives Of Windsor: Sources, Date and Text, Characters, Synopsis, Performance, Themes, Criticism, Adaptations and Cultural References
Famous quotes containing the words merry and/or wives:
“Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“I will have no Parsons around me but such as drink deep, ride to Hounds and caress the Wives and Daughters of their Parishioners. A Virtuous Parson does nothing to test or exercise the Faith of his Flock.”
—Aldous Huxley (1894–1963)