The Merry Wives of WindsorPenguin UK, 29 de set. 2005 - 256 pàgines In need of money, the fat and foolish Falstaff devises a scheme to seduce two married women and steal their husbands' wealth. By talking to each other, however, the wives soon discover his plan and begin to plot their own revenge. Relentlessly inventive, this comic humiliation of a foolish would-be seducer is a lively, compelling and ultimately joyous celebration of the all-conquering power of laughter. |
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... Master Brook, in order to find out about the knight's liaisons with his wife. Pistol asks Nym whether he will take his revenge 'With wit or steel' (I.3.86). The play's revenge plots move between these two poles of cunning and violence ...
... Master Ford when he disguises himself for his visits to Falstaff – Master Brook. This is seen as a gibe at William Brooke, Lord Cobham. The 'real' Brooke was offended when Shakespeare called his original old knight 'Oldcastle' after one ...
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