The Merry Wives of Windsor Lesson Plan

Read Act V.

Common Core Objectives

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Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.

Content Summary for Teachers

Act V, Scene 1

Falstaff assures "Brook" of his impending success in wooing Mistress Ford. He also mentions he now wants revenge on Ford.

Act V, Scene 2

Page, Slender, and Shallow prepare for Slender's elopement with Anne.

Act V, Scene 3

Mistress Page, Mistress Ford, and Doctor Caius prepare for Doctor Caius to elope with Anne. The Mistresses then continue...