The two women positively enjoy punishing the portly knight for his audacity as they deal with an insanely jealous husband, a rebellious daughter, a warlike French doctor, a nosy Welch clergyman and all the other denizens of their Windsor community.

Lynne Burroughs
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There were jokes because of all those people in the pits with their onions and canisters of beer who could chuck them at you.

Lynne Burroughs
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Shakespeare's heroines are generally quite bold. His women were women of character ? that would appeal to Elizabeth as well because she was certainly a feminist. -Lynne Burroughs
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(The play) was kind of a joke on the middle class and a joke on foreigners.

Lynne Burroughs
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From Queen Elizabeth, who had her own box, to the street cleaners.

Lynne Burroughs
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Queen Elizabeth liked Falstaff's character so much that she sent word that she'd like to see more of Falstaff. Shakespeare was one of the first to be obliged to resurrect a character. -Lynne Burroughs
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This is one of the easier comedies to understand.

Lynne Burroughs
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They have money, education and are fixated upon copying their ?betters' ? those of the nobility.

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