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William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare is the world's greatest ever playwright. Born in 1564, he split his time between Stratford-upon-Avon and London, where he worked as a playwright, poet and actor. In 1582 he married Anne Hathaway. Shakespeare died in 1616 at the age of fifty-two, leaving three children—Susanna, Hamnet and Judith. The rest is silence.
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The Merry Wives Of Windsor By William Shakespeare
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Dramatis Personae
The Merry Wives Of Windsor
Act I
Scene I Windsor. Before Page's House.
Scene II The Same.
Scene III A Room In The Garter Inn.
Scene IV A Room In Doctor Caius' House.
Act II
Scene I Before Page's House.
Scene II A room in the Garter Inn.
Scene III A Field Near Windsor.
Act III
Scene I A Field Near Frogmore.
Scene II A Street.
Scene III A Room In Ford's House.
Scene IV A Room In Page's House.
Scene V A Room In The Garter Inn.
Act IV
Scene I A Street.
Scene II A Room In Ford's House.
Scene III A Room In The Garter Inn.
Scene IV A Room In Ford's House.
Scene V A Room In The Garter Inn.
Scene VI Another Room In The Garter Inn.
Act V
Scene I A Room In The Garter Inn.
Scene II Windsor Park.
Scene III A Street Leading To The Park.
Scene IV Windsor Park.
Scene V Another Part Of The Park.
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
Sir John Falstaff (Falstaff:)
Fenton, A Gentleman.
Shallow, A Country Justice.
Slender, Cousin To Shallow.
Two Gentlemen Dwelling At Windsor
Ford
Page
William Page, A Boy, Son To Page.
Sir Hugh Evans, A Welsh Parson.
Doctor Caius, A French Physician.
Host Of The Garter Inn. (Host:)
Sharpers Attending On Falstaff
Bardolph
Pistol
Nym
Robin, Page To Falstaff.
Simple, Servant To Slender.
Rugby, Servant To Doctor Caius.
Mistress Ford:
Mistress Page:
Anne Page, Her Daughter.
Mistress Quickly, Servant To Doctor Caius.
Servants to Page, Ford, &c.
(Servant:)
(First Servant:)
(Second Servant:)
SCENE Windsor, and the neighbourhood.
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
ACT I
SCENE I Windsor. Before PAGE's house.
[Enter SHALLOW, SLENDER, and SIR HUGH EVANS]
(1) SHALLOW Sir Hugh, persuade me not; I will make a Star-
chamber matter of it: if he were twenty Sir John
Falstaffs, he shall not abuse Robert Shallow, esquire.
SLENDER In the county of Gloucester, justice of peace and
'Coram.'
SHALLOW Aye, cousin Slender, and 'Custalourum.
SLENDER Aye, and 'Rato-lorum' too; and a gentleman born,
master parson; who writes himself 'Armigero,' in any
(10) bill, warrant, quittance, or obligation, 'Armigero.'
SHALLOW Aye, that I do; and have done any time these three
hundred years.
SLENDER All his successors gone before him hath done't; and
all his ancestors that come after him may: they may
give the dozen white luces in their coat.
SHALLOW It is an old coat.
SIR HUGH EVANS The dozen white louses do become an old coat well;
(20) it agrees well, passant; it is a familiar beast to
man, and signifies love.
SHALLOW The luce is the fresh fish; the salt fish is an old coat.
SLENDER I may quarter, coz.
SHALLOW You may, by marrying.
SIR HUGH EVANS It is marring indeed, if he quarter it.
SHALLOW Not a whit.
SIR HUGH EVANS Yes, py'r lady; if he has a quarter of your coat,
there is but three skirts for yourself, in my
(30) simple conjectures: but that is all one. If Sir
John Falstaff have committed disparagements unto
you, I am of the church, and will be glad to do my
benevolence to make atonements and compremises
between you.
SHALLOW The council shall bear it; it is a riot.
SIR HUGH EVANS It is not meet the council hear a riot; there is no
fear of Got in a riot: the council, look you, shall
desire to hear the fear of Got, and not to hear a
riot; take your vizaments in that.
(40) SHALLOW Ha! o' my life, if I were young again, the sword
should end it.
SIR HUGH EVANS It is petter that friends is the sword, and end it:
and there is also another device in my prain, which
peradventure prings goot discretions with it: there
is Anne Page, which is daughter to Master Thomas
Page, which is pretty virginity.
SLENDER Mistress Anne Page? She has brown hair, and speaks
small like a woman.
(50) SIR HUGH EVANS It is that fery person for all the orld, as just as
you will desire; and seven hundred pounds of moneys,
and gold and silver, is her grandsire upon his
death's-bed--Got deliver to a joyful resurrections!
--give, when she is able to overtake seventeen years
old: it were a goot motion if we leave our pribbles
and prabbles, and desire a marriage between Master
Abraham and Mistress Anne Page.
(60) SLENDER Did her grandsire leave her seven hundred pound?
SIR HUGH EVANS Aye, and her father is make her a petter penny.
SLENDER I know the young gentlewoman; she has good gifts.
SIR HUGH EVANS Seven hundred pounds and possibilities is goot gifts.
SHALLOW Well, let us see honest Master Page. Is Falstaff there?
SIR HUGH EVANS Shall I tell you a lie? I do despise a liar as I do
(70) despise one that is false, or as I despise one that
is not true. The knight, Sir John, is there; and, I
beseech you, be ruled by your well-willers. I will
peat the door for Master Page.
[Knocks]
What, hoa! Got pless your house here!
PAGE [Within] Who's there?
[Enter PAGE]
SIR HUGH EVANS Here is Got's plessing, and your friend, and Justice
Shallow; and here young Master Slender, that
peradventures shall tell you another tale, if
matters grow to your likings.
(80) PAGE I am glad to see your worships well.
I thank you for my venison, Master Shallow.
SHALLOW Master Page, I am glad to see you: much good do it
your good heart! I wished your venison better; it
was ill killed. How doth good Mistress Page?--and I
thank you always with my heart, la! with my heart.
PAGE Sir, I thank you.
SHALLOW Sir, I thank you; by yea and no, I do.
(90) PAGE I am glad to see you, good Master Slender.
SLENDER How does your fallow greyhound, sir? I heard say he
was outrun on Cotsall.
PAGE It could not be judged, sir.
SLENDER You'll not confess, you'll not confess.
SHALLOW That he will not. 'Tis your fault, 'tis your fault;
'tis a good dog.
PAGE A cur, sir.
SHALLOW Sir, he's a good dog, and a fair dog: can there be
more said? he is good and fair. Is Sir John
(100) Falstaff here?
PAGE Sir, he is within; and I would I could do a good
office between you.
SIR HUGH EVANS It is spoke as a Christians ought to speak.
SHALLOW He hath wronged me, Master Page.
PAGE Sir, he doth in some sort confess it.
SHALLOW If it be confessed, it is not redress'd: is not that
so, Master Page? He hath wronged me; indeed he
hath, at a word, he hath, believe me: Robert
(110) Shallow,