SOURCE: "The Merry Wives of Windsor: Sharing the Queen's Holiday," in Representations, No. 51, Summer, 1995, pp. 77-91.
In the following essay, Katz examines the connection between The Merry Wives of Windsor's first showing before the Queen in honor of her knights of the Garter and its subsequent performances held for the general populace. The author contends that the play was intended to inspire patriotism in the citizenry.
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