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The Merry Wives of Windsor
By William Shakespeare - Stage play
Roles
- MIstress Ford
- Mistress Page
About this piece
Mistress Ford and Mistress Page plan revenge against Falstaff
Summary
In the first scene of the play we are introduced to Justice Shallow, Master Slender and Sir Hugh Evans. First they talk about Sir John Falstaff, a scoundrel and a thief, who has wronged them, then about Slender's hopes to marry Anne Page. They confront Falstaff at Master Page's house and he admits his wrongdoings. Falstaff later tells his men that he plans to seduce Mistress Page and Mistress Ford so that he can have access to their husband's money. He sends a love letter to Mistress Page and to Mistress Ford. First Mistress Page reads her letter and is angered by it. Then Mistress Ford enters the scene and realizes that Falstaff has sent the same letter to both of them. Just like Mistress Page, Mistress Ford is upset by it and swears revenge. In this scene Mistress Ford and Mistress Page discuss the fact that Falstaff sent the same letter to both of them. They decide to play along and make him waste money on them but at the same time they decide not to engage in any villainy that would ruin their honor.
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