The Merry Wives of Windsor

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/the-merry-wives-of-windsor

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the play classification?Comedy/Farce
2. What is the estimated composition date?Prior to 1597
3. What is "The Merry Wives of Windsor" about?It is a funny play where two clever wives, Mistress Ford and Mistress Page, outsmart a big, silly knight named Sir John Falstaff.
4. Who is Sir John Falstaff and why does he appear in this play?Falstaff is a boastful, funny knight from Shakespeare’s other plays. In this comedy he tries to win the hearts of two wives but ends up being tricked.

Farce: A comic dramatic work using buffoonery and improbable situations for humorous effect.
Social Satire: The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices.
Patriarchal Norms: Social structures and beliefs where men hold primary power and authority.