George Bernard Shaw wrote that this character was "a besotted and disgusting old wretch", but of himself, he claims that he is "witty in not only myself, but the cause that wit is in other men". Harold Bloom calls him his author's most original character. At one point, he hangs out with Bardolph and is threatened with a lawsuit by Justice Shallow. 
George Bernard Shaw wrote that this character was "a besotted and disgusting old wretch", but of himself, he claims that he is "witty in not only myself, but the cause that wit is in other men". Harold Bloom calls him his author's most original character. At one point, he hangs out with Bardolph and is threatened with a lawsuit by Justice Shallow. The hostess of Boar's Head believes that he has gone to "Arthur's Bosom," while at another point he is called a "huge hill of flesh." He later tries to seduce Mistress Ford and Mistress Page. For 10 points, name this character from the two Henry IV plays who became the protagonist of The Merry Wives of Windsor.
George Bernard Shaw wrote that this character was "a besotted and disgusting old wretch", but of himself, he claims that he is "witty in not only myself, but the cause that wit is in other men".
Sir John Falstaff