Les joyeuses Bourgeoises de Windsor by William Shakespeare

"Les joyeuses Bourgeoises de Windsor" by William Shakespeare is a comedy first published in 1602. The impoverished Sir John Falstaff schemes to seduce two wealthy married women for financial gain, sending them identical love letters. The clever wives discover his plot and orchestrate a series of humiliating tricks against the foolish knight. Meanwhile, three suitors compete for the hand of Anne Page, each backed by different family members. Set in Elizabethan England, the play weaves together romantic deception, jealous husbands, and communal revenge in Shakespeare's comedy of middle-class life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Translator Guizot, François, 1787-1874
Uniform Title The merry wives of Windsor. French
Title Les joyeuses Bourgeoises de Windsor
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merry_Wives_of_Windsor Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Joyeuses_Comm%C3%A8res_de_Windsor
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 84.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language French
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Comedy plays
Subject Falstaff, John, Sir (Fictitious character) -- Drama
Subject Married women -- Drama
Subject Windsor (Windsor and Maidenhead, England) -- Drama
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EBook-No. 20720
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