Hal's main companion in enjoying the low life is Sir John Falstaff. Fat, old, drunk, and corrupt as he is, he has a charisma and a zest for life that captivates the Prince. Hal likes Falstaff but makes no …

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William Shakespeare ’s character Sir John Falstaff is entirely the playwright’s creation, though he is said to have based Falstaff on Sir John Oldcastle, a soldier and the martyred leader of the Lollard sect in …

Falstaff (Italian pronunciation: [ˈfalstaf]) is a comic opera in three acts by the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian-language libretto was adapted by Arrigo Boito from the play The Merry Wives of …

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Sir John Falstaff is one of Shakespeare’s most popular characters. He was that in Shakespeare’s time and subsequently over the next four hundred years, and he still fits that bill. He is arguably the most …

Sir John Falstaff is one of Shakespeare’s most beloved characters. But what’s the history behind this character, and does it offer us any clues to explain his enduring popularity?

Falstaff arrives and begins his seduction of Alice, nostalgically boasting of his aristocratic youth as page to the Duke of Norfolk. As Falstaff becomes more amorous, Meg Page interrupts the tête-à-tête, as …

The Epilogue to Henry IV, Part 2 draws an absolute distinction between the play’s character Sir John Falstaff and the Protestant martyr Oldcastle. The reason for the explicit differentiation is that the …

An examination of Falstaff and what makes him Shakespeare's greatest comedic character.