Project Gutenberg 2014-02-04 Public domain in the USA. 80 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Cajander, Paavo Emil 1846 1913 The merry wives of Windsor. Finnish Iloiset Windsorin rouvat Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Iloiset Windsorin rouvat" by William Shakespeare is a comedic play written in the early 17th century. The story features characters such as Sir John Falstaff, an aging knight with humorous schemes, and highlights various couples as they navigate love and deception in the town of Windsor. This classic work combines elements of romance and farce, centering around themes of infidelity, social status, and the folly of pursuing affection without sincerity. At the start of the play, we are introduced to a lively trio consisting of a justice, a cousin, and a Welsh pastor, who engage in a humorous discussion about the character of Sir John Falstaff and their suspicions about his intentions towards women in town. Falstaff himself makes a dramatic entrance, quickly becoming embroiled in accusations concerning his conduct. The narrative sets the tone for a series of comedic misunderstandings and romantic entanglements, teetering on the brink of chaos, as characters like Mr. Paaso and Mrs. Virta are drawn into the antics surrounding Falstaff's attempts to woo both Mrs. Paaso and Mrs. Virta while navigating the suspicions and jealousies of their husbands. This clever interplay illuminates the absurdities of human relationships, which is characteristic of Shakespeare's comedic style. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Comedies Falstaff, John, Sir (Fictitious character) -- Drama Married women -- Drama Windsor (Berkshire, England) -- Drama PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 203547 203556 2024-09-18T18:38:01.708654 2023-09-19T13:53:53.031588 text/html text/html 198220 2014-02-04T12:38:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 69270 2014-02-04T12:38:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 128360 2024-09-18T18:38:07.605587 application/epub+zip 130213 2024-09-18T18:38:03.286607 application/epub+zip 130214 2024-09-18T18:38:02.346604 application/epub+zip 278193 2024-09-18T18:38:10.540592 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263652 2024-09-18T18:38:06.903599 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263812 2022-09-20T13:05:00.542767 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174179 174170 2024-09-18T18:38:00.815652 2023-09-19T13:53:52.255598 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 167523 2014-02-04T12:38:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 65181 2014-02-04T12:38:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20114 2024-09-18T18:38:10.679601 application/rdf+xml 14365 2024-09-18T18:38:02.703619 image/jpeg 3764 2024-09-18T18:38:02.523608 image/jpeg 129087 2024-09-18T18:38:01.725718 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fi.wikipedia