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Zusatztext Praise for William Shakespeare: Complete Works “Remarkable . . . makes Shakespeare’s extraordinary accomplishment more vivid than ever.”—James Shapiro! professor! Columbia University! bestselling author of A Year in the Life of Shakespeare: 1599 “A feast of literary and historical information.”— The Wall Street Journal Informationen zum Autor William Shakespeare Klappentext "Why, then the world's mine oyster." -The Merry Wives of Windsor Eminent Shakespearean scholars Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen provide a fresh new edition of this popular comedy of love, laughter, and merriment-along with more than a hundred pages of exclusive features, including • an original Introduction to The Merry Wives of Windsor • incisive scene-by-scene synopsis and analysis with vital facts about the work • commentary on past and current productions based on interviews with leading directors, actors, and designers • photographs of key RSC productions • an overview of Shakespeare's theatrical career and chronology of his plays Ideal for students, theater professionals, and general readers, these modern and accessible editions from the Royal Shakespeare Company set a new standard in Shakespearean literature for the twenty-first century.Act 1 Scene 1 running scene 1 Enter Justice SHALLOW, SLENDER [and] Sir Hugh EVANS SHALLOW Sir Hugh, persuade me not. I will make a Star Chamber matter of it. If he were twenty Sir John Falstaffs, he shall not abuse Robert SHALLOW, esquire. SLENDER In the county of Gloucester, Justice of Peace and Coram. SHALLOW Ay, cousin SLENDER, and Custalorum. SLENDER Ay, and Rato-lorum too; and a gentleman born, master parson, who writes himself Armigero in any bill, warrant, quittance or obligation, Armigero. SHALLOW Ay, that I do, and have done any time these three hundred years. SLENDER All his successors - gone before him - hath done't, and all his ancestors - that come after him - may. They may give the dozen white luces in their coat. SHALLOW It is an old coat. EVANS The dozen white louses do become an old coat well. It agrees well passant. It is a familiar beast to man, and signifies love. SHALLOW The luce is the fresh fish. The salt fish is an old coat. SLENDER I may quarter, coz. SHALLOW You may, by marrying. EVANS It is marring indeed, if he quarter it. SHALLOW Not a whit. EVANS Yes, py'r lady: if he has a quarter of your coat, there is but three skirts for yourself, in my simple conjectures. But that is all one: if Sir John Falstaff have committed disparagements unto you, I am of the church, and will be glad to do my benevolence, to make atonements and compromises between you. SHALLOW The Council shall hear it, it is a riot. EVANS It is not meet the Council hear a riot: there is no fear of Got in a riot. The Council, look you, shall desire to hear the fear of Got, and not to hear a riot. Take your vizaments in that. SHALLOW Ha, o'my life, if I were young again, the sword should end it. EVANS It is petter that friends is the sword, and end it. And there is also another device in my prain, which peradventure prings goot discretions with it. There is Anne Page, which is daughter to Master Thomas Page, which is pretty virginity. SLENDER Mistress Anne Page? She has brown hair, and speaks small like a woman. EVANS It is that fery person for all the 'orld, as just as you will desire, and seven hundred pounds of moneys, and gold and silver, is her grandsire upon his death's-bed - Got deliver to a joyful resurrections! - give, when she is able to overtake seventeen years old. It were a goot motion, if we leave our pribbles and prabbles, and desire a marriage between Master Abraham and Mistress Anne Page. SLENDER Did her grandsire leave her seven hundred pound? EVANS Ay...
