The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act 5 Scene 3 runs 23 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
Mistress Page ♂
Master doctor, my daughter is in green: when you
see your time, take her by the band, away with her
to the deanery, and dispatch it quickly. Go before
into the Park: we two must go together.
see your time, take her by the band, away with her
to the deanery, and dispatch it quickly. Go before
into the Park: we two must go together.
Doctor Caius ♂
I know vat I have to do. Adieu.
Mistress Page ♂
Fare you well, sir.
My husband will not rejoice so much at the abuse of
Falstaff as he will chafe at the doctor's marrying
my daughter: but 'tis no matter; better a little
chiding than a great deal of heart-break.
My husband will not rejoice so much at the abuse of
Falstaff as he will chafe at the doctor's marrying
my daughter: but 'tis no matter; better a little
chiding than a great deal of heart-break.
Mistress Ford ♀
Where is Nan now and her troop of fairies, and the
Welsh devil Hugh?
Welsh devil Hugh?
Mistress Page ♂
They are all couched in a pit hard by Herne's oak,
with obscured lights; which, at the very instant of
Falstaff's and our meeting, they will at once
display to the night.
with obscured lights; which, at the very instant of
Falstaff's and our meeting, they will at once
display to the night.
Mistress Ford ♀
That cannot choose but amaze him.
Mistress Page ♂
If he be not amazed, he will be mocked; if he be
amazed, he will every way be mocked.
amazed, he will every way be mocked.
Mistress Ford ♀
We'll betray him finely.
Mistress Page ♂
Against such lewdsters and their lechery
Those that betray them do no treachery.
Those that betray them do no treachery.
Mistress Ford ♀
The hour draws on. To the oak, to the oak!
23 lines rendered verbatim from the dialogue corpus.
Who’s On Stage
Speaking characters in this scene
| Character | Lines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mistress Page | 17 | 73.9% |
| Mistress Ford | 5 | 21.7% |
| Doctor Caius | 1 | 4.3% |
Line distribution
The top speaker in this scene delivers 17 lines, while the scene’s average per speaker is about 8 lines.
Total speakers on stage
3 named characters speak in this scene.
Scene in Context
Position within Act 5
This is Scene 3 of 5 in Act 5 of The Merry Wives of Windsor.
Scene length vs. play average
At 23 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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