In 'The Merry Wives of Windsor,' which popular character from the Henry IV history plays makes a comic appearance?
Show answer and explanation
Correct answer: Sir John Falstaff
Legend has it that Queen Elizabeth I requested a play showing Falstaff in love. Shakespeare complied by featuring him in this domestic comedy, where he is repeatedly outwitted by the resourceful women he tries to seduce — Mistress Ford and Mistress Page.
Keep practicing
More Shakespearean Comedies questions
- What is the primary theme of 'Love's Labour's Lost'?
- Which play features the character Jacques, who delivers the famous 'All the world's a stage' speech?
- In 'A Midsummer Night's Dream,' what is the name of the king of the fairies who is feuding with Queen Titania?
- Which of Northrop Frye's influential literary theories describes the movement in Shakespearean comedy from a restrictive city to a transfor…
- In 'Twelfth Night,' which character is tricked into wearing yellow stockings and cross-gartered leggings as a sign of their supposed love f…
- What is the primary source of the 'block' or conflict that initiates the action in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'?