The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act 4 Scene 3 runs 11 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 4 of The Merry Wives of Windsor.
Full Dialogue
Bardolph ♂
Sir, the Germans desire to have three of your
horses: the duke himself will be to-morrow at
court, and they are going to meet him.
horses: the duke himself will be to-morrow at
court, and they are going to meet him.
Host ♂
What duke should that be comes so secretly? I hear
not of him in the court. Let me speak with the
gentlemen: they speak English?
not of him in the court. Let me speak with the
gentlemen: they speak English?
Bardolph ♂
Ay, sir; I'll call them to you.
Host ♂
They shall have my horses; but I'll make them pay;
I'll sauce them: they have had my house a week at
command; I have turned away my other guests: they
must come off; I'll sauce them. Come.
I'll sauce them: they have had my house a week at
command; I have turned away my other guests: they
must come off; I'll sauce them. Come.
11 lines rendered verbatim from the dialogue corpus.
Who’s On Stage
Speaking characters in this scene
| Character | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Host | 7 | 63.6% |
| Bardolph | 4 | 36.4% |
Line distribution
The top speaker in this scene delivers 7 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 4
This is Scene 3 of 6 in Act 4 of The Merry Wives of Windsor.
Scene length vs. play average
At 11 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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