Act 1, scene 2 Sir Hugh sends Slender’s servant Simple with a letter to Mistress Quickly asking her to intercede with Anne Page on Slender’s behalf.Falstaff meets Mistress Ford and Mistress Page, and Slender clumsily attempts to court Anne Page. There they meet Sir John Falstaff, whom Shallow accuses of killing his deer, while Slender accuses Falstaff’s men of robbing him. Act 1, scene 1 Justice Shallow and his nephew Slender accompany Sir Hugh the parson to the Pages’ home.Two of Anne Page’s suitors elope with boys in disguise while Anne marries her chosen suitor, Fenton. Finally, Falstaff is lured to a comical nighttime rendezvous where all of Windsor comes together, Falstaff is publicly humiliated, and Ford admits his folly. Falstaff hides in a basket of dirty laundry and is thrown in the river.Another visit ends similarly: Falstaff disguises himself as “the fat woman of Brentford,” whom Ford hates. As Falstaff visits Mistress Ford, Mistress Page announces that Ford is coming. The wives, however, trick Falstaff and Ford. In disguise, he befriends Falstaff to learn about Mistress Ford’s behavior. Ford learns of Falstaff’s approaches and is consumed by jealousy.
Meanwhile, three suitors seek the hand of Anne Page, Mistress Page’s daughter.Falstaff hopes to seduce the wives so he can gain access to their husbands’ wealth. Entire Play In The Merry Wives of Windsor, fat, disreputable Sir John Falstaff pursues two housewives, Mistress Ford and Mistress Page, who outwit and humiliate him instead.
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