The Merry Wives of Windsor stands out among Shakespeare's plays as the only one centered on middle- class people, as opposed to royalty and the ruling classes. Much like A Midsummer's Night's Dream, the final scene focuses on an encounter between the human players and the faerie realm/5. The Merry Wives of Windsor is Shakespeare’s warmest and richest comedy. How Alice Ford and Margaret Page earn their ‘Paradise’ is played out against an acute and lovingly observed tapestry of Shakespeare’s own country, Elizabethan. The play is entitled ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’ and as such it is not surprising that what is most about is the domestic arrangements that were present in Shakespeare’s time. The play reveals the wives (Mistresses Ford and Page) to be strong independent characters/5(96).
The Merry Wives of Windsor (a Bourgeois Comedy), with a very cute plot. In the country village of Windsor, Justice Shallow and his nephew Slender complain to Parson Evans that Sir John Falstaff (from Henry IV, parts 1 and 2) has wronged them. Further, he is pursuing the hand of Mistress Anne Page, who they feel Falstaff is not worthy to marry. The play is entitled 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' and as such it is not surprising that what is most about is the domestic arrangements that were present in Shakespeare's time. The play reveals the wives (Mistresses Ford and Page) to be strong independent characters. The Merry Wives of Windsor. Justice Shallow, Master Slender, and Sir Hugh Evans enter, discussing Shallow's anger at Sir John Falstaff. Evans changes the topic to the young Anne Page, whom he would like to see Slender marry. They arrive at Master Page's door, where Shallow confronts Falstaff and his entourage. The men enter to dine, but Slender.
He suggests that Slender pursue the young Mistress Anne Page. After travelling to the Page house, Shallow confronts Falstaff, who confesses to his wrongdoing. Merry Wives of Windsor, RSC, Later, at the Garter Inn, Falstaff discloses his resolve to pursue the wives of two wealthy merchants, Page and Ford. The Merry Wives of Windsor is a play by William Shakespeare that was first performed in Summary Read our full plot summary and analysis of The Merry Wives of Windsor, scene by scene break-downs, and more. The Merry Wives of Windsor stands out among Shakespeare's plays as the only one centered on middle- class people, as opposed to royalty and the ruling classes. Much like A Midsummer's Night's Dream, the final scene focuses on an encounter between the human players and the faerie realm.
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