The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.]
Edited by William George Clark · Edited by John Glover, librarian of Trinity College, Cambridge
"The Merry Wives of Windsor" by William Shakespeare is a comedy first published in 1602. The corpulent knight Sir John Falstaff arrives in Windsor penniless and schemes to seduce two wealthy married women for their money. But the clever wives discover his identical love letters and plot elaborate revenge, repeatedly humiliating the would-be seducer. Meanwhile, three suitors compete for the hand of Anne Page, leading to additional schemes and disguises in this Elizabethan tale of tricks and comeuppance.
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