David Crane
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English
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"Shakespeare's "merry wives" are Mistress Ford and Mistress Page of the town of Windsor. The two play practical jokes on Mistress Ford's jealous husband and a visiting knight, Sir John Falstaff. Merry wives, jealous husbands, and predatory knights were common in a kind of play called "citizen comedy" or "city comedy." In such plays, courtiers, gentlemen, or knights use social superiority to seduce citizens' wives. The Windsor wives, though, do not...
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English
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"The panoramic story of Waterloo, from its causes to its aftermath, told through uniquely interwoven narratives drawn from the diaries, letters, reminiscences, and great novels of participants and witnesses--published in time for the 200th anniversary of the battle. With Bonaparte's escape from Elba in February 1815, the world was jolted from the profound peace it had experienced for eleven months back into the frenzied panic of a war it believed...
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Remember forever how the #1 Comedy in America ends with this Limited Exclusive Edition DVD. Releasing only 5 days after the series finale airs, the broadcast version of the 2 part episode will only be available on this DVD. Includes many bonus features.