Henry V vs The Merry Wives of Windsor: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Promptbooks, Stage history, Drama

Cover of Henry V

Henry V William Shakespeare · 1800 ★★★★☆ 3.8 130 pages · ≈ 2 h 24 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Merry Wives of Windsor William Shakespeare · 1602 ★★★★☆ 3.6 158 pages · ≈ 2 h 56 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Henry V higher: 3.8 vs 3.6 from 54404 votes.
Henry V is the easier read (Challenging), The Merry Wives of Windsor more demanding (Demanding).

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