John Falstaff
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| A [[fat]], [[vainglorious]], [[coward]]ly, [[jolly]] [[knight]]. The character was invented by [[William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare]] for his [[play]]s ''Henry IV'' (parts 1 and 2) and also appeared in ''[[The Merry Wives of Windsor]]''. By extension, Falstaffian means [[corpulent]] and [[jolly]]. | A [[fat]], [[vainglorious]], [[coward]]ly, [[jolly]] [[knight]]. The character was invented by [[William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare]] for his [[play]]s ''Henry IV'' (parts 1 and 2) and also appeared in ''[[The Merry Wives of Windsor]]''. By extension, Falstaffian means [[corpulent]] and [[jolly]]. | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Sir John Fastolf]] | ||
| + | *[[Sir John Oldcastle]] | ||
| + | *[[Battle of Patay]] | ||
| + | *[[Falstaff (opera)]] | ||
| + | *[[Toby Belch]] | ||
| + | *[[PlumpJack Winery]] | ||
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| *[[Falstaff Press]] | *[[Falstaff Press]] | ||
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A fat, vainglorious, cowardly, jolly knight. The character was invented by William Shakespeare for his plays Henry IV (parts 1 and 2) and also appeared in The Merry Wives of Windsor. By extension, Falstaffian means corpulent and jolly.
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