This is one of the easier comedies to understand.

From Queen Elizabeth, who had her own box, to the street cleaners.

He had some 2,600. The only way he could have that many was to invent a bunch of them.

There were jokes because of all those people in the pits with their onions and canisters of beer who could chuck them at you.

Queen Elizabeth liked Falstaff's character so much that she sent word that she'd like to see more of Falstaff. Shakespeare was one of the first to be obliged to resurrect a character.

(The play) was kind of a joke on the middle class and a joke on foreigners.