Shakespeare plays FALSTAFF, a fat knight

Illustration: Shakespeare plays Falstaff dressed in medieval style, with a large white beard and well-padded stomach; he looks shocked as he stands, feet apart, with his notched sword in his hand

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Falstaff believes he has been attacked by robbers (actually it was Prince Hal and a friend in disguise playing a joke) and is now relating his own version of the story.
Henry IV part 1
Act 2 Scene 4

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