# Sir John Falstaff — The Merry Wives of Windsor character guide

> Sir John Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Falstaff, Sir John, John Falstaff, fat Falstaff

**First appearance:** 0002-act-i-scene-i

## Who they are

A boastful, overweight knight who schemes to seduce Mistress Ford and Mistress Page.

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