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John Falstaff
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Sir John Falstaff is a fictional character who appears in three plays by William Shakespeare and is eulogised in a fourth. His significance as a fully developed character is primarily formed in the pl
Adolf Schrödter: Falstaff and his page
Adolf Schrödter: Falstaff and his page
Mistress Page and Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor, staged by Pacific Repertory Theatre in 1999
Mistress Page and Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor, staged by Pacific Repertory Theatre in 1999
1829 watercolour by Johann Heinrich Ramberg of Act II, Scene iv; Falstaff enacts the part of the king
1829 watercolour by Johann Heinrich Ramberg of Act II, Scene iv; Falstaff enacts the part of the king
Eduard von Grützner - Falstaff (1906)
Eduard von Grützner - Falstaff (1906)
The Merry Wives of Windsor
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The Merry Wives of Windsor or Sir John Falstaff and the Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare first published in 1602, though believed to have been written in or before 1597. The W
John Falstaff
…where he is a companion to Prince Hal, the future King Henry V of England. Falstaff is also featured as the buffoonish suitor of two married women in The Merry Wives of Windsor. Though primarily a comic figure, he embodies a depth common to Shakespeare's major characters. A fat, vain, and boastful knight, he spends most of his…
The title page of the 1602 edition: A most pleasant and excellent conceited comedy, of Sir John Falstaff, and the merry Wives of Windsor. Entermixed w
The title page of the 1602 edition: A most pleasant and excellent conceited comedy, of Sir John Falstaff, and the merry Wives of Windsor. Entermixed with the sundry variable and pleasing humours of Sir Hugh the Welsh knight, Justice Shallow and his wise Cousin M. Slender. With the swaggering vaine of ancient Pistoll, and corporal Nym.
A watercolour of Act III, Scene iii: Falstaff wooing Mistress Ford.
A watercolour of Act III, Scene iii: Falstaff wooing Mistress Ford.
Falstaff in the Laundry Basket by Henry Fuseli, 1792
Falstaff in the Laundry Basket by Henry Fuseli, 1792
The title page from a 1565 printing of Giovanni Fiorentino's 14th century tale, Il Pecorone.
The title page from a 1565 printing of Giovanni Fiorentino's 14th century tale, Il Pecorone.