Curriculum Guide 2014-2015
by Wiliam Shakespeare
Standards Theatre English Language Arts Social Studies TH.68,912.C.2 LAFS6,7,8,910,1112.L.3.4 SS.912.H.1.5 TH.68,912.C.3 LAFS6,7,8,910,1112.L.3.5 TH.68,912.H.1 LAFS6,7,8,910,1112.SL.1.1 TH.68,912.O.1 LAFS.6,7,8,910,1112.W.1.1 TH.68,912.O.3 TH.68,912.S.1
Content Advisory: The Merry Wives of Windsor contains some sexual innuendo that may be physicalized on stage. The play may be best suited for teens and adults who are able to handle the suggestiveness inherent in Shakespeare’s text. 1 The Merry Wives of Windsor Table of Contents
Introduction p. 3
Enjoying Live Theater p. 3
About the Play p. 6 Plot Summary p. 6 Meet the Characters p. 7 Meet the Playwright p. 8
Historical Context p. 11 Elizabethan Theater p. 11 Falstaff