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Notes on Shakespeare's "All's Well That Ends Well" and "Merry Wives of Windsor


Cliffs Notes

No. of pages 72

Published: 1985

Great for age 12-18 years

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Here is one of Shakespeare's problematic plays and his most farcical. The arc of love's victory in "All's Well That Ends Well" doesn't compel an audience's compassion, yet it is still a skillfully written play. "The Merry Wives of Windsor" has been criticized for having been written in 14 days, yet it brims with wit and features a new tale of Falstaff, one of literature's greatest characters.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Cliffs Notes .

There are 72 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 1985 by John Wiley & Sons Inc .

 

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John Shakespeare
This book features the character John Shakespeare.

William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright and actor. He wrote plays, sonnets and verse and is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English Language. Son of a glove maker, he grew up in Stratford-upon-Avon. He married Anne Hathaway and had three children, though one died very young. Shakespeare left Stratford to pursue theatre in London, where he acted at the Globe Theatre, wrote and was part owner of a playing company called 'The Lord Chamberlein's Men' (later 'The King's Men').

Shakespeare
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Mary Arden
This book features the character Mary Arden.

Anne Hathaway
This book features the character Anne Hathaway.