The Merry Wives of Windsor was almost certainly required at short notice for a court occasion in 1597 and Shakespeare threw into it all the creative energy that was going into his Henry IV plays. Falstaff, Pistol, Mistress Quickly, and Justice Shallow all appear in this spirited and warm-hearted `citizen

This new edition of Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor focuses on a theatrical understanding of the play. While emphasising the liveliness of the play in stage terms, David Crane also claims that this citizen comedy needs to be taken much more seriously than in the past, as an expression

The New Oxford Shakespeare is a landmark print and online project, which for the first time provides fully edited and annotated texts of all extant versions of all Shakespeare's works, including collaborations, revisions, and adaptations. Based on a fresh examination of the surviving original documents, it draws upon the latest

Bartleby.com, Inc. presents the full text of the play "The Merry Wives of Windsor," as part of the full text of the 1914 Oxford edition of the "Complete Works of William Shakespeare." "The Merry Wives of Windsor" was written in 1600-1601 by English dramatist and poet William Shakespeare (1564-1616).

This book is intended for students of English literature, Shakespeare, 16th- and 17th-century drama/comedy from A-level up; actors, directors, playgoers.