{"product_id":"the-merry-wives-of-windsor-paperback-by-william-shakespeare-2","title":"The Merry Wives of Windsor Paperback by William Shakespeare","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003ePenguin Press\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2015-11-24)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e256\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780141396576\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e195.05\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e19.81 x 12.7 x 1.52\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eWilliam Shakespeare's comic encore for one of his best-loved characters - the rascally Falstaff from \u003ci\u003eHenry IV\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHenry V \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe Merry Wives of Windsor\u003c\/i\u003e is edited by G.R. Hibbard with an introduction by Catherine Richardson in Penguin Shakespeare.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'We'll leave a proof, by that which we will do,\u003cbr\u003eWives may be merry, and yet honest too'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book contains a general introduction to Shakespeare's life and Elizabethan theatre, a separate introduction to \u003ci\u003eThe Merry Wives of Windsor\u003c\/i\u003e, a chronology, suggestions for further reading, an essay discussing performance options on both stage and screen, and a commentary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It never yet had reader or spectator, who did not think it too soon at end'\u003cbr\u003eSamuel Johnson\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eWilliam Shakespeare was born to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. He wrote about 38 plays (the precise number is uncertain), many of which are regarded as the most exceptional works of drama ever produced, including \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet \u003c\/i\u003e(1595), \u003ci\u003eHenry \u003c\/i\u003eV (1599), \u003ci\u003eHamlet \u003c\/i\u003e(1601), \u003ci\u003eOthello\u003c\/i\u003e (1604), \u003ci\u003eKing Lear \u003c\/i\u003e(1606) and \u003ci\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/i\u003e (1606), as well as a collection of 154 sonnets, which number among the most profound and influential love poetry in English. Shakespeare died in Stratford in 1616.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46552027627681,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780141396576","price":16.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780141396576.jpg?v=1781701695","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-merry-wives-of-windsor-paperback-by-william-shakespeare-2","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}