The Merry Wives of Windsor

In need of money, the fat and foolish Falstaff devises a scheme to seduce two married women and steal their husbands` wealth. By tal king to each other, however, the wives soon discover his plan and begin to plot their own revenge. Relentlessly inventive, this comi c humiliation of a foolish would-be seducer is a lively, compelling and ultimately joyous celebration of the all-conquering power of laughter.

• author: William Shakespeare