Mistress Quickly
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Mistress Quickly is a comic, talkative hostess and recurring character in Shakespeare’s Henry IV plays and The Merry Wives of Windsor, known for her malapropisms and bustling presence in tavern scenes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mistress Quickly canonical | 12 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shakespearean character
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fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsAlongside |
Bardolph
ⓘ
King Henry IV of England ⓘ
surface form:
King Henry IV
Nym ⓘ Poins ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Henry IV, Part 1
ⓘ
Henry IV, Part 2 ⓘ The Merry Wives of Windsor ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
comedy
ⓘ
history play ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Boar’s Head Tavern
ⓘ
Eastcheap ⓘ Windsor ⓘ |
| characterType | comic character ⓘ |
| creator | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Henry IV, Part 1 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays
ⓘ
television adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays ⓘ various film adaptations of Shakespeare’s histories and comedies ⓘ |
| language | Early Modern English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
to contrast with courtly characters
ⓘ
to satirize lower-class life ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | English Renaissance drama ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| nationality | English (fictional) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bustling presence in tavern scenes
ⓘ
malapropisms ⓘ talkative nature ⓘ |
| occupation | hostess ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
various film actresses
ⓘ
various stage actresses ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWith Falstaff |
comic foil
ⓘ
landlady ⓘ |
| relationshipWith |
Doll Tearsheet
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Justice Shallow ⓘ Pistol ⓘ Prince Hal ⓘ Sir John Falstaff ⓘ |
| roleInPlot |
comic relief
ⓘ
servant and go-between ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity |
private houses in Windsor
ⓘ
taverns ⓘ |
| speechCharacteristic |
double entendres
ⓘ
frequent misuse of words ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late medieval England (fictional setting) ⓘ |
| workLanguage | English ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.