This play was supposedly written in two weeks at the whim of Queen Elizabeth, who wanted to see its central character "in love".
Early in this play, two characters display their characteristic humors by insultingly calling a man "Mephistophilus" and "a Banbury cheese". Upon being denied a loan, one character in this play delivers the line "Why, then, the world's mine oyster". In two comic scenes, this play's central character hides in a basket of dirty laundry and is tricked into dressing as (*) Herne the Hunter. In its climactic scene, Caius and Slender are fooled into abducting boys, while Fenton marries Anne. This play was supposedly written in two weeks at the whim of Queen Elizabeth, who wanted to see its central character "in love". For 10 points, name this Shakespeare play in which Falstaff fails to carry out affairs with the title characters, Mistresses Page and Ford.
Early in this play, two characters display their characteristic humors by insultingly calling a man "Mephistophilus" and "a Banbury cheese".
The Merry Wives of Windsor