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Falstaff

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Sir John Falstaff a celebrated character in Shakespeares historical play Henry IV 1st and 2d parts and also in The Merry Wives of Windsor He is a very fat sensual and witty old knight a swindler drunkard and good tempered liar and something of a coward Falstaff was originally called Sir John Oldcastle The first actor of the part was John Heminge

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