The Merry Wives of Windsor. William Shakespeare

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       William Shakespeare

      The Merry Wives of Windsor

      Published by Good Press, 2020

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      EAN 4057664615169

Table of Contents

       ACT I

       SCENE I. Windsor. Before Page's house

       SCENE II. The same

       SCENE III. A room in the Garter Inn

       SCENE IV. A room in Doctor Caius's house

       ACT II

       SCENE I. Before Page's house

       SCENE II. A room in the Garter Inn

       SCENE III. A field near Windsor

       ACT III

       SCENE I. A field near Frogmore

       SCENE II. A street in Windsor

       SCENE III. A room in Ford's house

       SCENE IV. A room in Page's house

       SCENE V. A room in the Garter Inn

       ACT IV

       SCENE I. The street

       SCENE II. A room in Ford's house

       SCENE III. A room in the Garter Inn

       SCENE IV. A room in Ford's house

       SCENE V. A room in the Garter Inn

       SCENE VI. Another room in the Garter Inn

       ACT V

       SCENE I. A room in the Garter Inn

       SCENE II. Windsor Park

       SCENE III. The street in Windsor

       SCENE IV. Windsor Park

       SCENE V. Another part of the Park

ACT I

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SCENE I. Windsor. Before Page's house

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      [Enter JUSTICE SHALLOW, SLENDER, and SIR HUGH EVANS.]

      SHALLOW

       Sir Hugh, persuade me not; I will make a Star Chamber matter of it; if he were twenty Sir John Falstaffs, he shall not abuse Robert Shallow, esquire.

       SLENDER

       In the county of Gloucester, Justice of Peace, and "coram."

       SHALLOW

       Ay, cousin Slender, and "cust-alorum."

       SLENDER

       Ay, and "rato-lorum" too; and a gentleman born, Master Parson, who writes himself "armigero" in any bill, warrant, quittance, or obligation—"armigero."

       SHALLOW

       Ay, that I do; and have done any time these three hundred years.

       SLENDER

       All his successors, gone before him, hath done't; and all his ancestors, that come after him, may: they may give the dozen white luces in their coat.

       SHALLOW

       It is an old coat.

       EVANS

       The dozen white louses do become an old coat well; it agrees well, passant; it is a familiar beast to man, and signifies love.

       SHALLOW

       The luce is the fresh fish; the salt fish is an old coat.

       SLENDER

       I may quarter, coz?

       SHALLOW

       You may, by marrying.

       EVANS

       It is marring indeed, if he quarter it.

       SHALLOW

       Not a whit.

       EVANS

       Yes, py'r lady! If he has a quarter of your coat, there is but three skirts for yourself, in my simple conjectures; but that is all one. If Sir John Falstaff have committed disparagements unto you, I am of the church, and will be glad to do my benevolence to make atonements and compremises between you.

       SHALLOW

       The Council shall hear it; it is a riot.

       EVANS

       It is not meet the Council hear a riot; there is no fear of Got in a riot; the Council, look you, shall desire to hear the fear of Got, and not to hear a riot; take your vizaments in that.

       SHALLOW

       Ha! o' my life, if I were young again, the sword should end it.

       EVANS

       It is petter that friends is the sword and end it; and there is also another device in my prain, which peradventure prings goot discretions with it. There is Anne Page, which is daughter to Master George Page, which is pretty virginity.

       SLENDER

       Mistress Anne Page? She has brown hair, and speaks small like a woman.

       EVANS

       It is that fery person for all the orld, as just as you will desire;