The Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 creator text utu 1998 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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 aging rogue. Meanwhile, three suitors compete for the hand of Anne Page, leading to romantic confusion and comic mischief in this Elizabethan tale of wit, jealousy, and matrimonial chaos. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merry_Wives_of_Windsor Release date is 1998-11-01 This etext was prepared by the PG Shakespeare Team, a team of about twenty Project Gutenberg volunteers. Original publication data not identified Comedy plays Falstaff, John, Sir (Fictitious character) -- Drama Married women -- Drama Windsor (Windsor and Maidenhead, England) -- Drama PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1517 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1517 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133046.0 1517