The Merry Wives of Windsor (The Folger Library General Reader's Shakespeare)

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In need of money the fat and foolish Falstaff devises a scheme to seduce two married women and steal their husbands wealth. By talking to each other however the wives soon discover his plan and begin to plot their own revenge. Relentlessly inventive this comic humiliation of a foolish would-be seducer is a lively compelling and ultimately joyous celebration of the all-conquering power of laughter.This book includes a general introduction to Shakespeares life and the Elizabethan theatre a separate introduction to Merry Wives of Windsor a chronology suggestions for further reading an essay discussing performance options on both stage and screen and a commentary.