The Merry Wives of Windsor: The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.]

General Notes are in their original location at the end of the Folio text, followed by the text-critical notes originally printed at the bottom of each page. All notes are hyperlinked in both directions. In dialogue, a link from a speaker’s name generally means that the note applies to the entire line or group of lines. The Quarto text is given separately, after all Notes. Line numbers—shown in the right margin and used for all notes—are from the original text. In prose passages the exact line counts will depend on your browser settings, and will probably be different from the displayed numbers. Stage directions were not included in the line numbering. New original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the public domain. Introduction Standard Text (folios and later) Text of First Quarto THE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE EDITED BY WILLIAM GEORGE CLARK, M.A. FELLOW AND TUTOR OF TRINITY COLLEGE, AND PUBLIC ORATOR IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE; and JOHN GLOVER, M.A. LIBRARIAN OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE. Cambridge and London: MACMILLAN AND CO. 1863. Introduction The Merry Wives of Windsor Dramatis Personæ Windsor. Before Page’s house. The same. A room in the Garter Inn. A room in Doctor Caius’s house. Before Page’s house. A room in the Garter Inn. A field near Windsor. A field near Frogmore. The street, in Windsor. A room in Ford’s house. A room in Page’s house. A room in the Garter Inn. A street. A room in Ford’s house. A room in the Garter Inn. A room in Ford’s house. A room in the Garter Inn. The same. Another room in the Garter Inn. A room in the Garter Inn. Windsor Park. A street leading to the Park. Windsor Park. Another part of the Park. Notes Critical Apparatus (“Linenotes”) for main text A Pleasant Conceited Comedy of Syr John Falstaffe, &c. ( The Merry Wives of Windsor , First Quarto text) Critical Apparatus (“Linenotes”) for Quarto text Texts Used (from general preface) THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. Besides the copies of the Merry Wives of Windsor appearing in the folios and modern editions, a quarto, Q 3 , has been collated in these Notes, of which the following is the title: The | Merry Wives | of Windsor. | with the humours of Sir John Falstaffe , | as also, The swaggering Vaine of Ancient | Pistoll , and Corporall Nym . |…