full length · drama

The Merry Wives of Windsor

by William Shakespeare

26 roles (0M / 0F / 26 any) · approx 133–184 minutes · 5 acts

Royalty-free Public domain — free to read, perform, and adapt. No licence needed.

Characters

Falstaff	supporting	137 speeches
Mistress Page	supporting	102 speeches
Mistress Ford	supporting	85 speeches
Ford	supporting	84 speeches
Evans	supporting	83 speeches
Mistress Quickly	supporting	74 speeches
Page	supporting	67 speeches
Shallow	supporting	58 speeches
Slender	supporting	54 speeches
Caius	minor	44 speeches
Host	minor	40 speeches
Pistol	minor	28 speeches
Simple	minor	24 speeches
Anne	minor	19 speeches
Fenton	minor	19 speeches
Nym	minor	12 speeches
Bardolph	minor	11 speeches
William	minor	11 speeches
Rugby	minor	7 speeches
Scene Ii	minor	5 speeches
Scene Iii	minor	5 speeches
Robin	minor	5 speeches
Scene Iv	minor	4 speeches
Enter Rugby	minor	3 speeches
Scene V	minor	3 speeches
Enter Doctor Caius	minor	2 speeches

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Monologues from this play

Mistress Page monologue (Act 2) — The Merry Wives of Windsor dramatic · ~2 min
Mistress Ford monologue (Act 2) — The Merry Wives of Windsor dramatic · ~1 min
Falstaff monologue (Act 2) — The Merry Wives of Windsor dramatic · ~1 min
Mistress Quickly monologue (Act 2) — The Merry Wives of Windsor dramatic · ~1 min
Ford monologue (Act 2) — The Merry Wives of Windsor dramatic · ~1 min
Ford monologue (Act 2) — The Merry Wives of Windsor dramatic · ~2 min
Falstaff monologue (Act 3) — The Merry Wives of Windsor dramatic · ~2 min
Fenton monologue (Act 4) — The Merry Wives of Windsor dramatic · ~2 min
Falstaff monologue (Act 5) — The Merry Wives of Windsor dramatic · ~1 min
Falstaff monologue (Act 5) — The Merry Wives of Windsor dramatic · ~1 min
Mistress Quickly monologue (Act 5) — The Merry Wives of Windsor dramatic · ~1 min