"Iloiset Windsorin rouvat" by William Shakespeare is a comedy written in or before 1597. The rotund knight Sir John Falstaff arrives in Windsor penniless and schemes to seduce two wealthy married women for their money. The "merry wives" discover his identical love letters and plot elaborate revenge, repeatedly humiliating the foolish knight. Meanwhile, three suitors compete for young Anne Page's hand, each backed by different family members. The play culminates in a final public humiliation involving the entire town and a magical forest encounter. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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