Character in The Merry Wives of Windsor
Slender ♂ male
141Lines Spoken
1.1First Scene
5.5Last Scene
5.4%Of Play Dialogue
Slender speaks 141 lines in The Merry Wives of Windsor — the #8 role by line count, accounting for 5.4% of the play’s dialogue across 7 scenes.
Slender enters the play in Act 1, Scene 1: “In the county of Gloucester, justice of peace and”
Every scene where Slender speaks
| Act / Scene | Lines spoken | Share of scene |
|---|---|---|
| Act 1, Scene 1 | 92 | 33.6% |
| Act 2, Scene 3 | 2 | 2.3% |
| Act 3, Scene 1 | 2 | 1.8% |
| Act 3, Scene 2 | 4 | 4.8% |
| Act 3, Scene 4 | 21 | 19.6% |
| Act 5, Scene 2 | 4 | 28.6% |
| Act 5, Scene 5 | 16 | 6.8% |
Dialogue partners
Across 7 scenes, Slender most frequently shares the stage with: Page (7 shared scenes), Shallow (6 shared scenes), Doctor Caius (4 shared scenes), Mistress Page (3 shared scenes), Sir Hugh Evans (3 shared scenes).
Quick facts
Where does Slender rank in The Merry Wives of Windsor’s cast?
#8 by line count, with 141 lines across Acts 1 to 5.
Who does Slender speak with most often?
Page — 7 shared scenes.