The Merry Wives of Windsor

Synopsis

William shakespeare's comic encore for one of his best-loved characters - the rascally falstaff from henry iv and henry v - the merry wives of windsor is edited by g. R. Hibbard with an introduction by catherine richardson in penguin shakespeare. 'we'll leave a proof, by that which we will do, wives may be merry, and yet honest too'in need of money, the fat and foolish falstaff devises a scheme to seduce two married women and steal their husbands' wealth. By talking to each other, however, the wives soon discover his plan and begin to plot their own revenge.