The Persons of the Play: Falstaff and the Thickening of Dramatic Character https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbo974/ Author: Deutermann, Allison K. Type: Journal Article Year: 2025 Publication Information: PMLA 140, no. 3 (2025): 391–405. Annotation: Describes history of Falstaff's reception in turns of "'thickening'—an accumulation of mediation" and "roundness" ("liveness") in relation to performance and multiplicity. English summary, 405. Language: English Tags: 1 & 2 Henry IV, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism, The Merry Wives of Windsor WSB Update: Winter 2025 WSB Record Number: bbbo974