Here Shakespeare uses one of his favorite devices - trickery - in a plot relished by Elizabethan playgoers. The new wife of a young count resorts to chicanery to win her husband's respect, a typical ploy of medieval romance. Stars Ian Charleson, Ang...
Queen Elizabeth herself is said to have requested the return of Falstaff to the Bard's stage...supposedly she wanted to see him in love. What Shakespeare gave Her Majesty instead was Falstaff's attempt to recoup his fortunes by seducing two respecta...