Tag Archives: The Merry Wives of Windsor

— 5.1 — Falstaff and Mistress Quickly were finishing their conversation. Falstaff said, “Please, no more prattling; go. I’ll keep my promise. This is the third time I have arranged an assignation; I hope good luck lies in odd numbers. … Continue reading →

— 4.4 — Mr. and Mrs. Page, Mr. and Mrs. Ford, and Sir Hugh were talking together in a room in the Fords’ house. Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Page had shown their husbands the letters that Falstaff had written to … Continue reading →

— 4.2 — Falstaff and Mrs. Ford were speaking in a room in the Fords’ house. Falstaff said, “Mrs. Ford, your sorrow has eaten up and taken away my suffering. I see that you return my love, and I declare … Continue reading →

— 4.1 — On a public street stood Mrs. Page, Mistress Quickly, and William Page, the Pages’ young son, who was studying Latin, as even very young pupils did at that time. Speaking about Falstaff, Mrs. Page asked Mistress Quickly, … Continue reading →

— 3.5 — The following morning, Falstaff was in a room in the Garter Inn. He was still recovering from having been dumped into the cold water of the Thames River. With him was Bardolph, now a bartender at the … Continue reading →

— 3.4 — Fenton and Anne Page were talking together in front of the Pages’ house. “I see I cannot get your father’s respect and friendship,” Fenton said. “Therefore send me no more to talk to him, sweet Nan.” “What … Continue reading →

— 3.3 — In a room in the Fords’ house, Mrs. Ford called for two servants: “John! Robert!” Mrs. Page said, “Quickly, quickly! Is the buck-basket —” A buck-basket was a laundry basket. Mrs. Page and Mrs. Ford had plans … Continue reading →

— 3.2 — Mrs. Page and Robin, Falstaff’s page, talked together on a Windsor street. Robin had been walking ahead of Mrs. Page. “Keep on going, little gallant,” Mrs. Page said. “You used to be a follower, but now you … Continue reading →

— 3.1 — The Welsh priest Sir Hugh Evans and Simple, who was Slender’s servant, were in a field near Frogmore. They had been waiting for Doctor Caius to show up to fight a duel. Sir Hugh had a Bible … Continue reading →

— 2.3 — The following morning, the French Doctor Caius and his servant John Rugby stood in a field near Windsor. Duels were illegal, and so they were often fought in the morning. If they were fought later, they would … Continue reading →