The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act 1 Scene 2 runs 12 lines of dialogue, spoken by 2 speakers. That is shorter than the play’s average scene length of about 114 lines. This scene is part of Act 1 of The Merry Wives of Windsor.
Full Dialogue
Sir Hugh Evans ♂
Go your ways, and ask of Doctor Caius' house which
is the way: and there dwells one Mistress Quickly,
which is in the manner of his nurse, or his dry
nurse, or his cook, or his laundry, his washer, and
his wringer.
is the way: and there dwells one Mistress Quickly,
which is in the manner of his nurse, or his dry
nurse, or his cook, or his laundry, his washer, and
his wringer.
Simple ♂
Well, sir.
Sir Hugh Evans ♂
Nay, it is petter yet. Give her this letter; for it
is a 'oman that altogether's acquaintance with
Mistress Anne Page: and the letter is, to desire
and require her to solicit your master's desires to
Mistress Anne Page. I pray you, be gone: I will
make an end of my dinner; there's pippins and cheese to come.
is a 'oman that altogether's acquaintance with
Mistress Anne Page: and the letter is, to desire
and require her to solicit your master's desires to
Mistress Anne Page. I pray you, be gone: I will
make an end of my dinner; there's pippins and cheese to come.
12 lines rendered verbatim from the dialogue corpus.
Who’s On Stage
Speaking characters in this scene
| Character | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Hugh Evans | 11 | 91.7% |
| Simple | 1 | 8.3% |
Line distribution
The top speaker in this scene delivers 11 lines, while the scene’s average per speaker is about 6 lines.
Total speakers on stage
2 named characters speak in this scene.
Scene in Context
Position within Act 1
This is Scene 2 of 4 in Act 1 of The Merry Wives of Windsor.
Scene length vs. play average
At 12 lines, this scene is shorter than the The Merry Wives of Windsor average scene in The Merry Wives of Windsor (~114 lines).
Adjacent scenes
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