The cast of The Merry Wives of Windsor
The people who make The Merry Wives of Windsor move — what they want, who they love, who they hate, and how each one fits the story. Tap any name to read more.
Sir John Falstaff
Aging knight undone by his own schemes and the wit of Windsor's merchant wives · aging, corpulent
Mistress Margaret Page
Sharp-witted merchant's wife and architect of Falstaff's humiliation
Master Frank Ford
Jealous merchant whose paranoia drives the plot's central chaos · middle-aged
Sir Hugh Evans
Welsh parson and mediator; voice of conscience and linguistic comedy
Mistress Ford (Alice Ford)
Quick-witted merchant's wife who leads the revenge against Falstaff's seduction attempt · Middle-aged (implied)
Mistress Quickly
Go-between and mischievous intermediary; servant to Doctor Caius and confidante to all parties
Master George Page
Merchant householder and father; voice of reason and good faith amid jealousy and schemes
Abraham Slender
Foolish, tongue-tied suitor; the unwitting tool of others' schemes · Young, unmarried
Robert Shallow
Justice of the peace and country gentleman; Slender's uncle and schemer · "fourscore years and upward" (eighty or older)
Doctor Caius
French physician and suitor; comic foil defined by linguistic chaos and wounded pride
The Host of the Garter Inn
Cheerful innkeeper and ringmaster of schemes; mediator and accomplice
Pistol
Discharged soldier and schemer; Falstaff's former servant turned informant
Simple
Servant and messenger; comic foil
Anne Page
Young gentlewoman pursued by three suitors; chooses love over wealth and parental control · almost fourteen
Master Fenton
Young gentleman in love with Anne Page; pursuer of true love over wealth · young gentleman
Bardolph
Falstaff's former servant and tavern employee; comic figure of reduced circumstance
Corporal Nym
Disgruntled former soldier and schemer; betrayer of Falstaff
William Page
Schoolboy; son of Master Page, tested in Latin grammar by Sir Hugh Evans · young (approximately 10–12)
Rugby
Servant to Doctor Caius; comic foil and reluctant accomplice
Robin
Falstaff's young page and unwilling messenger
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