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

The Merry Wives of Windsor (The Folger Library General Reader's Shakespeare) by Shakespeare, William. mass_market edition. ISBN: 9780671669133.

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.