Pastoral and Parody in The Merry Wives of Windsor

The "ill kill'd" Deer: Poaching and Social Order in The Merry Wives of Windsor

“…The community often shares Falstaff's vices of money, sex, and prestige, but its pastoral moderation keeps these vices in check. 45 Thus, pastoral and its parodies shape the play. However, by focusing on the pastoral opposition between the town and the rural setting of the deer park, a more dynamic, less harmonious, version of pastoral comes to the fore.…”