Sir John Falstaff

E62917

Shakespearean character comic character fictional character knight

Sir John Falstaff is a famously comic, roguish knight from Shakespeare’s history plays, known for his wit, cowardice, and love of drink and mischief.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Sir John Falstaff canonical	33
Falstaff	14
Falstaff (Verdi)	2
Falstaff in The King	1
Falstaff’s gang	1
John Falstaff	1
Poins	1
Shakespearean character Sir John Falstaff	1
Sir John Falstaff attempts to court two married women for financial gain and is repeatedly humiliated when they outwit him.	1
Sir Toby Belch	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Shakespearean character ⓘ comic character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ knight ⓘ
adaptedIn	opera Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi ⓘ opera Falstaff by Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ
appearsIn	Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ Henry V (play) ⓘ surface form: Henry V The Merry Wives of Windsor ⓘ
associatedWith	Prince Hal ⓘ
characterTrait	boastful ⓘ cowardly ⓘ drunken ⓘ gluttonous ⓘ mischievous ⓘ witty ⓘ
characterType	comic rogue ⓘ cowardly braggart ⓘ
creator	William Shakespeare ⓘ
diesOffstageIn	1 Henry IV ⓘ surface form: Henry V
firstAppearance	Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ
frequents	Boar’s Head Tavern ⓘ
friendOf	Prince Hal ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
historicalPeriod	early 15th century ⓘ late 14th century ⓘ
influenced	the stock character of the fat, boastful soldier ⓘ
inspiredBy	Sir John Oldcastle (name only, disputed) ⓘ
literaryFunction	comic relief ⓘ satire of chivalry ⓘ
literaryStatus	one of Shakespeare’s most famous comic characters ⓘ
nationality	English ⓘ
notableScene	Gadshill robbery ⓘ Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ surface form: play extempore scene in Henry IV, Part 1 rejection scene in Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ
occupation	knight ⓘ soldier ⓘ
rejectedBy	King Henry V ⓘ
setting	England ⓘ
socialClass	gentry ⓘ
theme	aging ⓘ cowardice ⓘ drunkenness ⓘ friendship ⓘ honor ⓘ social satire ⓘ

Referenced by (56)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Boar’s Head Tavern, Eastcheap → associatedWithCharacter → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

this entity surface form: Poins

Henry V (1989 film) → portraysFictionalCharacter → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

this entity surface form: Falstaff

Henry IV, Part 1 → mainCharacter → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

The Merry Wives of Windsor → mainCharacter → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

The Merry Wives of Windsor → featuresCharacter → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

The Merry Wives of Windsor → plotSummary → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sir John Falstaff attempts to court two married women for financial gain and is repeatedly humiliated when they outwit him.

Mistress Quickly → relationshipWith → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

Peto → associatedWith → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

Peto → partOf → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

this entity surface form: Falstaff’s gang

Henry IV, Part 2 → principalCharacter → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

Bardolph → associatedWith → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

Eastcheap, London → fictionalAssociation → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

Plump Jack → basedOn → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

Plump Jack → subject → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

this entity surface form: John Falstaff

Plump Jack → hasCharacter → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

Twelfth Night → mainCharacter → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sir Toby Belch

Giuseppe Verdi → notableWork → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

this entity surface form: Falstaff

Chimes at Midnight → mainCharacter → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

Sir John in Love → featuresCharacter → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

Sir John in Love → titleCharacter → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

1 Henry IV → mainCharacter → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

Herbert Beerbohm Tree → notableRole → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

this entity surface form: Falstaff

Arrigo Boito → wroteLibrettoFor → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

this entity surface form: Falstaff

Mistress Ford → enemy → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

Mistress Page → associatedWith → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

Host of the Garter Inn → associatedWith → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

Pistol → associatedWith → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

Pistol → follows → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

Nym → associatedWith → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

this entity surface form: Falstaff

Nym → follows → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

this entity surface form: Falstaff

Nym → servesUnder → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

this entity surface form: Falstaff

The Merry Wives of Windsor (opera by Otto Nicolai) → notableCharacter → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

subject surface form: The Merry Wives of Windsor (Nicolai)

The Merry Wives of Windsor (opera by Otto Nicolai) → relatedWork → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

subject surface form: The Merry Wives of Windsor (Nicolai)

this entity surface form: Falstaff (Verdi)

The Merry Wives of Windsor (opera by Otto Nicolai) → sharesSourceWith → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

subject surface form: The Merry Wives of Windsor (Nicolai)

this entity surface form: Falstaff (Verdi)

Garter Inn → associatedWithCharacter → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

Boar’s Head Tavern → associatedWithCharacter → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

Boar’s Head Tavern → hasPatronCharacter → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

Sir John Oldcastle (name only, disputed) → hasDisputedConnectionWith → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

subject surface form: Sir John Oldcastle

this entity surface form: Shakespearean character Sir John Falstaff

Eastcheap → fictionalAssociation → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

Justice Shallow → associatedWith → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

Doll Tearsheet → associatedWith → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

Doll Tearsheet → hasRelationshipWith → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

Prince Hal → associatedWithCharacter → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

Poins → associatedWith → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

this entity surface form: Falstaff

Henriad → focusesOnCharacter → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

The King → characterRole → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

this entity surface form: Falstaff

Sir Hugh Evans → associatedWith → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

Justice Silence → associatedWith → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

Joel Edgerton (as co-writer of The King) → playedCharacter → Sir John Falstaff ⓘ

subject surface form: Joel Edgerton

this entity surface form: Falstaff in The King