The Merry Wives of Windsor · Chapter
Scene II explained
Sir Hugh Evans instructs Simple to deliver a letter to Mistress Quickly, asking her to help advance Slender's suit for Mistress Anne Page.
What happens
Sir Hugh Evans instructs Simple to deliver a letter to Mistress Quickly, asking her to help advance Slender's suit for Mistress Anne Page.
Themes in this chapter
Marriage and Courtship
Evans arranges for Slender's courtship of Anne Page through a letter to Mistress Quickly.
Characters to notice
- Sir Hugh Evans
Gives Simple a letter for Mistress Quickly to solicit Slender's desires to Anne Page.
- Simple
Receives instructions from Evans to deliver the letter to Mistress Quickly.
- Mistress Quickly
Mentioned as the recipient of the letter; she is acquainted with Anne Page.
- Master Slender
Referred to as the master whose desires are to be solicited to Anne Page.
- Anne Page
Mentioned as the object of Slender's desires.
Key passages
“Give her this letter; for it is a ’oman that altogether’s acquaintance with Mistress Anne Page; and the letter is to desire and require her to solicit your master’s desires to Mistress Anne Page.”
Give this letter to Mistress Quickly, who knows Anne Page well, and ask her to help your master win Anne's favor.
Evans explains the purpose of the letter to Simple.