Sir John Falstaff

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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.

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 → The Merry Wives of Windsor →
associatedWith	Prince Hal →
characterTrait	boastful → cowardly → drunken → gluttonous → mischievous → witty →
characterType	comic rogue → cowardly braggart →
creator	William Shakespeare →
diesOffstageIn	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 → 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 →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bardolph → Peto →	associatedWith
The Boar’s Head Tavern, Eastcheap → The Boar’s Head Tavern, Eastcheap ("Poins") →	associatedWithCharacter
Henry IV, Part 1 → The Merry Wives of Windsor →	mainCharacter
The Merry Wives of Windsor →	featuresCharacter
Eastcheap, London →	fictionalAssociation
Peto ("Falstaff’s gang") →	partOf
The Merry Wives of Windsor ("Sir John Falstaff attempts to court two married women for financial gain and is repeatedly humiliated when they outwit him.") →	plotSummary
Henry V (1989 film) ("Falstaff") →	portraysFictionalCharacter
Henry IV, Part 2 →	principalCharacter
Mistress Quickly →	relationshipWith