William Shakespeare
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Published by Good Press, 2020
EAN 4057664615169
Table of Contents
SCENE I. Windsor. Before Page's house
SCENE III. A room in the Garter Inn
SCENE IV. A room in Doctor Caius's house
SCENE II. A room in the Garter Inn
SCENE III. A field near Windsor
SCENE I. A field near Frogmore
SCENE III. A room in Ford's house
SCENE IV. A room in Page's house
SCENE V. A room in the Garter Inn
SCENE II. A room in Ford's house
SCENE III. A room in the Garter Inn
SCENE IV. A room in Ford's house
SCENE V. A room in the Garter Inn
SCENE VI. Another room in the Garter Inn
SCENE I. A room in the Garter Inn
SCENE III. The street in Windsor
SCENE V. Another part of the Park
ACT I
SCENE I. Windsor. Before Page's house
[Enter JUSTICE SHALLOW, SLENDER, and SIR HUGH EVANS.]
SHALLOW
Sir Hugh, persuade me not; I will make a Star Chamber matter of it; if he were twenty Sir John Falstaffs, he shall not abuse Robert Shallow, esquire.
SLENDER
In the county of Gloucester, Justice of Peace, and "coram."
SHALLOW
Ay, cousin Slender, and "cust-alorum."
SLENDER
Ay, and "rato-lorum" too; and a gentleman born, Master Parson, who writes himself "armigero" in any bill, warrant, quittance, or obligation—"armigero."
SHALLOW
Ay, that I do; and have done any time these three hundred years.
SLENDER
All his successors, gone before him, hath done't; and all his ancestors, that come after him, may: they may give the dozen white luces in their coat.
SHALLOW
It is an old coat.
EVANS
The dozen white louses do become an old coat well; it agrees well, passant; it is a familiar beast to man, and signifies love.
SHALLOW
The luce is the fresh fish; the salt fish is an old coat.
SLENDER
I may quarter, coz?
SHALLOW
You may, by marrying.
EVANS
It is marring indeed, if he quarter it.
SHALLOW
Not a whit.
EVANS
Yes, py'r lady! If he has a quarter of your coat, there is but three skirts for yourself, in my simple conjectures; but that is all one. If Sir John Falstaff have committed disparagements unto you, I am of the church, and will be glad to do my benevolence to make atonements and compremises between you.
SHALLOW
The Council shall hear it; it is a riot.
EVANS
It is not meet the Council hear a riot; there is no fear of Got in a riot; the Council, look you, shall desire to hear the fear of Got, and not to hear a riot; take your vizaments in that.
SHALLOW
Ha! o' my life, if I were young again, the sword should end it.
EVANS
It is petter that friends is the sword and end it; and there is also another device in my prain, which peradventure prings goot discretions with it. There is Anne Page, which is daughter to Master George Page, which is pretty virginity.
SLENDER
Mistress Anne Page? She has brown hair, and speaks small like a woman.
EVANS
It is that fery person for all the orld, as just as you will desire;