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Robin is Sir John Falstaff’s young page. As part of her revenge scheme, Mistress Page employs Mistress Quickly to ask Falstaff to leave Robin with the Page household. The reason she gives Falstaff is that she wants Robin to help them discreetly pass letters back and forth; however, the real reason she wants Robin is so he can help her and Mistress Ford trick Falstaff into a compromising situation. It seems like after a short while of living with Mistress Page, she wins Robin’s loyalty quite easily. Although Robin is very young, this suggests that he might not like being in Falstaff’s employ very much—or at least that he prefers Mistress Page’s gentle, maternal approach.
Robin Quotes in The Merry Wives of Windsor
The The Merry Wives of Windsor quotes below are all either spoken by Robin or refer to Robin. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Act 1, Scene 3 Quotes
FALSTAFF, giving papers to Robin:
Hold, sirrah, bear you these letters tightly;
Sail like my pinnace to these golden shores.—
Rogues, hence, avaunt, vanish like hailstones, go,
Trudge, plod away i’ th’ hoof, seek shelter, pack!
Falstaff will learn the humor of the age:
French thrift, you rogues—myself and skirted page.
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After Falstaff has laid out his plan to Pistol and Nym and shown them the letters he has written to Mistress Ford and Mistress Page, they refuse to bring the letters to their recipients—supposedly because of their honor and desire to preserve their reputations. In this verse, an offended Falstaff responds by firing Pistol and Nym. He gives the letters to his young page Robin to carry instead, extending the imperial metaphor of his earlier reference to Mistress Ford and Mistress Page as his “East and West Indies.” Here, Falstaff imagines Robin as his “pinnace,” or small boat used to Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit ne
Act 3, Scene 2 Quotes
FORD: Has Page any brains? Hath he any eyes? Hath he any thinking? Sure they sleep; he hath no use of them. Why, this boy will carry a letter twenty mile as easy as a cannon will shoot point-blank twelve score. He pieces out his wife’s inclination. He gives her folly motion and advantage. And now she’s going to my wife, and Falstaff’s boy with her. A man may hear this shower sing in the wind. And Falstaff’s boy with her! Good plots they are laid, and our revolted wives share damnation together. Well, I will take him, then torture my wife, pluck the borrowed veil of modesty from the so-seeming Mistress Page, divulge Page himself for a secure and willful Acteon, and to these violent proceedings all my neighbors shall cry aim.
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Master Ford encounters Mistress Page and Robin on the street as they’re on their way to visit Mistress Ford at home. Mistress Page and Robin are going to meet Mistress Ford for the second phase of their revenge plot against Falstaff—but Master Ford, in the dark to all their plans, only sees a messenger to Falstaff infiltrating his home. Much like Falstaff himself, Master Ford starts to see the knight’s supposed seduction of his wife as a military assault, comparing Robin to a “cannon” shooting missiles that could penetrate his house. He’s taking the bait and falling into Falstaff’s realm Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia soluta itaque. Deleniti nisi earum. Ad tenetur laboriosam. Eum accusamus harum. Accus
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Robin Character Timeline in The Merry Wives of Windsor
The timeline below shows where the character Robin appears in The Merry Wives of Windsor. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Act 1, Scene 3
...refuse. Offended, Falstaff fires them both at once and gives the letters to his page Robin instead. After Falstaff and Robin exit, Pistol and Nym plot revenge against Falstaff for their...
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Act 2, Scene 2
...seeing his target in reach, agrees at once. Mistress Page’s message asks Falstaff to send Robin to her house so that the two of them might send messages back and forth...
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After Mistress Quickly leaves with Robin, Pistol following, Master Ford arrives at the Inn in disguise as Master Brook. Master Ford...
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Act 3, Scene 2
Master Ford runs into Mistress Page and Robin on the street. They greet one another politely, and Mistress Page explains that she’s on...
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Act 3, Scene 3
...dirty clothes) and empty it in the mud near the River Thames. As they leave, Robin enters to tell the two women that Falstaff has arrived. He promises that he has...
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...Ford asks him about Mistress Page, he denies any interest in Mistress Page at all. Robin enters and exclaims that Mistress Page herself has arrived at the door. Mistress Ford urges...
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