The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act 2 Scene 3 runs 86 lines of dialogue, spoken by 6 speakers. That is shorter than the play’s average scene length of about 114 lines. This scene is part of Act 2 of The Merry Wives of Windsor.
Full Dialogue
Doctor Caius ♂
Jack Rugby!
Rugby ♂
Sir?
Doctor Caius ♂
Vat is de clock, Jack?
Rugby ♂
'Tis past the hour, sir, that Sir Hugh promised to meet.
Doctor Caius ♂
By gar, he has save his soul, dat he is no come; he
has pray his Pible well, dat he is no come: by gar,
Jack Rugby, he is dead already, if he be come.
has pray his Pible well, dat he is no come: by gar,
Jack Rugby, he is dead already, if he be come.
Rugby ♂
He is wise, sir; he knew your worship would kill
him, if he came.
him, if he came.
Doctor Caius ♂
By gar, de herring is no dead so as I vill kill him.
Take your rapier, Jack; I vill tell you how I vill kill him.
Take your rapier, Jack; I vill tell you how I vill kill him.
Rugby ♂
Alas, sir, I cannot fence.
Doctor Caius ♂
Villany, take your rapier.
Rugby ♂
Forbear; here's company.
Host ♂
Bless thee, bully doctor!
Shallow ♂
Save you, Master Doctor Caius!
Page ♂
Now, good master doctor!
Slender ♂
Give you good morrow, sir.
Doctor Caius ♂
Vat be all you, one, two, tree, four, come for?
Host ♂
To see thee fight, to see thee foin, to see thee
traverse; to see thee here, to see thee there; to
see thee pass thy punto, thy stock, thy reverse, thy
distance, thy montant. Is he dead, my Ethiopian? is
he dead, my Francisco? ha, bully! What says my
AEsculapius? my Galen? my heart of elder? ha! is
he dead, bully stale? is he dead?
traverse; to see thee here, to see thee there; to
see thee pass thy punto, thy stock, thy reverse, thy
distance, thy montant. Is he dead, my Ethiopian? is
he dead, my Francisco? ha, bully! What says my
AEsculapius? my Galen? my heart of elder? ha! is
he dead, bully stale? is he dead?
Doctor Caius ♂
By gar, he is de coward Jack priest of de vorld; he
is not show his face.
is not show his face.
Host ♂
Thou art a Castalion-King-Urinal. Hector of Greece, my boy!
Doctor Caius ♂
I pray you, bear vitness that me have stay six or
seven, two, tree hours for him, and he is no come.
seven, two, tree hours for him, and he is no come.
Shallow ♂
He is the wiser man, master doctor: he is a curer of
souls, and you a curer of bodies; if you should
fight, you go against the hair of your professions.
Is it not true, Master Page?
souls, and you a curer of bodies; if you should
fight, you go against the hair of your professions.
Is it not true, Master Page?
Page ♂
Master Shallow, you have yourself been a great
fighter, though now a man of peace.
fighter, though now a man of peace.
Shallow ♂
Bodykins, Master Page, though I now be old and of
the peace, if I see a sword out, my finger itches to
make one. Though we are justices and doctors and
churchmen, Master Page, we have some salt of our
youth in us; we are the sons of women, Master Page.
the peace, if I see a sword out, my finger itches to
make one. Though we are justices and doctors and
churchmen, Master Page, we have some salt of our
youth in us; we are the sons of women, Master Page.
Page ♂
'Tis true, Master Shallow.
Shallow ♂
It will be found so, Master Page. Master Doctor
Caius, I am come to fetch you home. I am sworn of
the peace: you have showed yourself a wise
physician, and Sir Hugh hath shown himself a wise
and patient churchman. You must go with me, master doctor.
Caius, I am come to fetch you home. I am sworn of
the peace: you have showed yourself a wise
physician, and Sir Hugh hath shown himself a wise
and patient churchman. You must go with me, master doctor.
Host ♂
Pardon, guest-justice. A word, Mounseur Mockwater.
Doctor Caius ♂
Mock-vater! vat is dat?
Host ♂
Mock-water, in our English tongue, is valour, bully.
Doctor Caius ♂
By gar, den, I have as mush mock-vater as de
Englishman. Scurvy jack-dog priest! by gar, me
vill cut his ears.
Englishman. Scurvy jack-dog priest! by gar, me
vill cut his ears.
Host ♂
He will clapper-claw thee tightly, bully.
Doctor Caius ♂
Clapper-de-claw! vat is dat?
Host ♂
That is, he will make thee amends.
Doctor Caius ♂
By gar, me do look he shall clapper-de-claw me;
for, by gar, me vill have it.
for, by gar, me vill have it.
Host ♂
And I will provoke him to't, or let him wag.
Doctor Caius ♂
Me tank you for dat.
Host ♂
And, moreover, bully,–but first, master guest, and
Master Page, and eke Cavaleiro Slender, go you
through the town to Frogmore.
Master Page, and eke Cavaleiro Slender, go you
through the town to Frogmore.
Page ♂
Sir Hugh is there, is he?
Host ♂
He is there: see what humour he is in; and I will
bring the doctor about by the fields. Will it do well?
bring the doctor about by the fields. Will it do well?
Shallow ♂
We will do it.
Page ♂
Adieu, good master doctor.
Shallow ♂
Adieu, good master doctor.
Slender ♂
Adieu, good master doctor.
Doctor Caius ♂
By gar, me vill kill de priest; for he speak for a
jack-an-ape to Anne Page.
jack-an-ape to Anne Page.
Host ♂
Let him die: sheathe thy impatience, throw cold
water on thy choler: go about the fields with me
through Frogmore: I will bring thee where Mistress
Anne Page is, at a farm-house a-feasting; and thou
shalt woo her. Cried I aim? said I well?
water on thy choler: go about the fields with me
through Frogmore: I will bring thee where Mistress
Anne Page is, at a farm-house a-feasting; and thou
shalt woo her. Cried I aim? said I well?
Doctor Caius ♂
By gar, me dank you for dat: by gar, I love you;
and I shall procure-a you de good guest, de earl,
de knight, de lords, de gentlemen, my patients.
and I shall procure-a you de good guest, de earl,
de knight, de lords, de gentlemen, my patients.
Host ♂
For the which I will be thy adversary toward Anne
Page. Said I well?
Page. Said I well?
Doctor Caius ♂
By gar, 'tis good; vell said.
Host ♂
Let us wag, then.
Doctor Caius ♂
Come at my heels, Jack Rugby.
86 lines rendered verbatim from the dialogue corpus.
Who’s On Stage
Speaking characters in this scene
| Character | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Caius | 28 | 32.6% |
| Host | 27 | 31.4% |
| Shallow | 17 | 19.8% |
| Page | 6 | 7.0% |
| Rugby | 6 | 7.0% |
| Slender | 2 | 2.3% |
Line distribution
The top speaker in this scene delivers 28 lines, while the scene’s average per speaker is about 14 lines.
Total speakers on stage
6 named characters speak in this scene.
Scene in Context
Position within Act 2
This is Scene 3 of 3 in Act 2 of The Merry Wives of Windsor.
Scene length vs. play average
At 86 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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About Act 2 Scene 3 of The Merry Wives of Windsor
Who carries Act 2 Scene 3 of The Merry Wives of Windsor?
Doctor Caius, with 28 lines — about 33% of the scene.
Is the scene a dialogue or a solo?
With 6 speakers and the lead holding 33% of the lines, this scene is a balanced multi-voice exchange.