The Merry Wives of Windsor
By William Shakespeare
Performed by Dinsdale Landen, Sylvestra Le Touzel, and a full cast
The Arkangel Shakespeare Collection
Audio Theater
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2 Formats: CD
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2 Formats: Library CD
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ISBN: 9781932219234
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ISBN: 9780792729778
| Runtime: | 2.23 Hours |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Drama/Performing Arts |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
It is said that Queen Elizabeth gave Shakespeare two weeks to write this play that showcases her favorite comedic character, Sir John Falstaff.
The dissolute Falstaff plans to seduce Mistress Ford and Mistress Page, two "Merry Wives of Windsor," thereby gaining access to their husbands' wealth. The two women have the old rogue's measure, however, and Falstaff's plots lead only to his own humiliation. But the merry wives themselves fall prey to plotting as their plans to prevent Mistress Page's daughter Anne from marrying the young man she loves are frustrated in their turn.
Dinsdale Landen is Falstaff. Sylvestra Le Touzel plays Mistress Ford and Penny Downie is Mistress Page. Nicholas Woodeson is Ford, Phillip Jackson is Page, and Clive Swift plays Justice Shallow.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
Author
Author Bio: William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare (1564–1616), English poet and dramatist of the Elizabethan and early Jacobean period, is the most widely known author in all of English literature and often considered the greatest. He was an active member of a theater company for at least twenty years, during which time he wrote many great plays. Plays were not prized as literature at the time and Shakespeare was not widely read until the middle of the eighteenth century, when a great upsurge of interest in his works began that continues today.
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Details
Details
| Available Formats : | CD, Library CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Drama/Performing Arts |
| Runtime: | 2.23 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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