Hostess Quickly
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Hostess Quickly is a comic innkeeper in several of Shakespeare’s plays, known for her malapropisms, earthy humor, and association with the roguish Sir John Falstaff.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hostess Quickly canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shakespearean character
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comic character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsAlongside |
Bardolph
NERFINISHED
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Nym NERFINISHED ⓘ Pistol NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Hal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Henry IV, Part 1
NERFINISHED
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Henry IV, Part 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry V NERFINISHED ⓘ The Merry Wives of Windsor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInCollectedWork | First Folio (as part of Shakespeare’s plays) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
comedy
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history play ⓘ |
| appearsInSetting |
Eastcheap taverns
NERFINISHED
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London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Eastcheap
NERFINISHED
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Sir John Falstaff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
comic
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earthy ⓘ prone to malapropisms ⓘ talkative ⓘ |
| comicDevice |
double entendre
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malapropism ⓘ |
| creator | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| houseType | tavern ⓘ |
| language | Early Modern English ⓘ |
| languageFeature | frequent misuse of words ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Elizabethan drama ⓘ |
| medium | stage drama ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableTrait | comic misunderstanding of legal and religious terms ⓘ |
| occupation | innkeeper ⓘ |
| relationshipWith |
creditor of Falstaff
ⓘ
friend of Falstaff’s companions ⓘ |
| roleInPlot |
comic relief
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supporter of Falstaff ⓘ |
| runs | Boar’s Head Tavern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | lower middle class ⓘ |
| speechStyle | prose ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
low-life comedy
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tavern life ⓘ |
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