Les joyeuses Bourgeoises de Windsor
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Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merry_Wives_of_Windsor Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Joyeuses_Comm%C3%A8res_de_Windsor Release date is 2007-03-01
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"Les joyeuses Bourgeoises de Windsor" by William Shakespeare is a comedy first published in 1602. The impoverished Sir John Falstaff schemes to seduce two wealthy married women for financial gain, sending them identical love letters. The clever wives discover his plot and orchestrate a series of humiliating tricks against the foolish knight. Meanwhile, three suitors compete for the hand of Anne Page, each backed by different family members. Set in Elizabethan England, the play weaves together romantic deception, jealous husbands, and communal revenge in Shakespeare's comedy of middle-class life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Comedy plays Falstaff, John, Sir (Fictitious character) -- Drama Married women -- Drama Windsor (Windsor and Maidenhead, England) -- Drama