Definitions for falstaff
ˈfɔl stæf, -stɑffal·staff

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1. Falstaff, Sir John Falstaffnoun

   a dissolute character in Shakespeare's plays

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1. Falstaffnoun

   A fat and jolly knight. The character was invented by William Shakespeare for his plays Henry IV (parts 1 and 2) and also appeared in The Merry Wives of Windsor.

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1. Falstaff

   Sir John Falstaff is a fictional character who appears in three plays by William Shakespeare and is eulogised in a fourth. His significance as a fully developed character is primarily formed in the plays Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2, where he is a companion to Prince Hal, the future King Henry V of England. Falstaff is also featured as the buffoonish suitor of two married women in The Merry Wives of Windsor. Though primarily a comic figure, Falstaff embodies a depth common to Shakespeare's major characters. A fat, vain, and boastful knight, he spends most of his time drinking at the Boar's Head Inn with petty criminals, living on stolen or borrowed money. Falstaff leads the apparently wayward Prince Hal into trouble, and is ultimately repudiated after Hal becomes king. Falstaff has since appeared in other media, including operas by Giuseppe Verdi, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Otto Nicolai, and in Orson Welles' 1966 film Chimes at Midnight. The operas focus on his role in The Merry Wives of Windsor, while the film adapts from the Henriad and The Merry Wives. Welles, who played Falstaff in his film, considered the character to be "Shakespeare's greatest creation".

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1. falstaff

   Falstaff is a fictional character appearing in three plays by William Shakespeare - Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2, and The Merry Wives of Windsor. He is a boisterous, boastful, and comical character who is both lovable and contemptible for his lack of morals and responsibility. Over time, the name Falstaff has come to symbolize a jovial, roguish character with a love for indulgence and a distaste for hard work and duty.

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1. Falstaff

   Sir John Falstaff is a fictional character who appears in three plays by William Shakespeare. In the two Henry IV plays, he is a companion to Prince Hal, the future King Henry V. A fat, vain, boastful, and cowardly knight, Falstaff leads the apparently wayward Prince Hal into trouble, and is ultimately repudiated after Hal becomes king. Falstaff also appears in The Merry Wives of Windsor. Though primarily a comic figure, Falstaff still embodies a kind of depth common to Shakespeare's tricky comedy. In Act II, Scene III of Henry V, his death is described by the character "Hostess", possibly the Mistress Quickly of Henry IV, who describes his body in terms that parody Plato's description of the death of Socrates.

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1. falstaff

   Falstaff Located in the Maple Leaf Park area, Falstaff Avenue is a residential street in Toronto, Canada that runs east and west from Jane to Keele Streets, just south of the 401 highway in North York. At the foot of Jane Street and Falstaff Avenue are three subsidized high rises that houses a large concentration of low-income/single parent families and has over 1000 apartments . These high rises have a high population of West Indians and immigrants from various African nations. Falstaff has a history of gun violence stemming from the gang activity within the area. The three high rises on Falstaff is considered Crips territory and the local drug trade is controlled by a gang calling itself the South Side Falstaff Crips. News Pigs Investigate Another Fatal Shooting in Falstaff Shooting Victim Dies, 3 More in Hospital Falstaff Shooting Leaves 2 Wounded One Man Dead After Shooting on Falstaff Avenue Another Shooting On Falstaff 18-Year-old Arrested With Handgun on Falstaff Rappers Frankie Payne Comments STAFF AVE 234 SPOT YA DUNNO C'Z UP....DONT GET CAUGHT SLIPPEN BITCH ASS FAKE GANSTA'S BROWN BRICKZ YA DUNNO its not just the 3 buildings...its the whole strip !!!! R.I.P To Da Mandem R.I.P KillA FREE DA MANDEM REAL SHIT WE OUT HERE !!!!!!!!!!

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1. Falstaff

   A celebrated drunk.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of falstaff in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of falstaff in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=falstaff
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Falstaff
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falstaff
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=falstaff
6. ^ Who Was Who?
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/984/pg984-images.html#:~:text=falstaff