The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act 5 Scene 2 runs 14 lines of dialogue, spoken by 3 speakers. That is shorter than the play’s average scene length of about 114 lines. This scene is part of Act 5 of The Merry Wives of Windsor.
Full Dialogue
Page ♂
Come, come; we'll couch i' the castle-ditch till we
see the light of our fairies. Remember, son Slender,
my daughter.
see the light of our fairies. Remember, son Slender,
my daughter.
Slender ♂
Ay, forsooth; I have spoke with her and we have a
nay-word how to know one another: I come to her in
white, and cry 'mum;' she cries 'budget;' and by
that we know one another.
nay-word how to know one another: I come to her in
white, and cry 'mum;' she cries 'budget;' and by
that we know one another.
Shallow ♂
That's good too: but what needs either your 'mum'
or her 'budget?' the white will decipher her well
enough. It hath struck ten o'clock.
or her 'budget?' the white will decipher her well
enough. It hath struck ten o'clock.
Page ♂
The night is dark; light and spirits will become it
well. Heaven prosper our sport! No man means evil
but the devil, and we shall know him by his horns.
Let's away; follow me.
well. Heaven prosper our sport! No man means evil
but the devil, and we shall know him by his horns.
Let's away; follow me.
14 lines rendered verbatim from the dialogue corpus.
Who’s On Stage
Speaking characters in this scene
| Character | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Page | 7 | 50.0% |
| Slender | 4 | 28.6% |
| Shallow | 3 | 21.4% |
Line distribution
The top speaker in this scene delivers 7 lines, while the scene’s average per speaker is about 5 lines.
Total speakers on stage
3 named characters speak in this scene.
Scene in Context
Position within Act 5
This is Scene 2 of 5 in Act 5 of The Merry Wives of Windsor.
Scene length vs. play average
At 14 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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