# Anne Page — The Merry Wives of Windsor character guide > Anne Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Mistress Anne Page, fair Mistress Anne, Nan Page, pretty Mistress Anne, Nan **First appearance:** 0002-act-i-scene-i ## Snapshot Windsor's most courted daughter, whose hand, fortune, and fairy costume make her the quiet prize everyone in the play is scheming to win. ## Who they are Anne Page is the marriageable center of Windsor's comic economy: her grandfather's seven hundred pounds and her father's estate make her desirable, while her own preference remains the one thing suitors and parents keep overlooking. She is pulled between her mother's choice, her father's choice, and her own, and her masked role among the fairies at Herne's Oak lets her move through the play's nocturnal mischief without being anyone's fool. Her decision quietly determines which plotline actually ends in a wedding. ## Relationships ### [Sir John Falstaff](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_merry_wives_of_windsor_se/characters/sir_john_falstaff) _psychological_ Falstaff attempts to seduce Anne for her money, but she outwits him and treats him as a comic nuisance. ### [Master Ford](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_merry_wives_of_windsor_se/characters/master_ford) _social_ Anne is the daughter of Master Ford's friend Page, and Ford interacts with her as a neighbor and potential pawn in his schemes. ### [Sir Hugh Evans](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_merry_wives_of_windsor_se/characters/sir_hugh_evans) _friendship_ Sir Hugh Evans is Anne's Welsh tutor and a kindly mentor who supports her education and well-being. ### [Doctor Caius](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_merry_wives_of_windsor_se/characters/doctor_caius) _romantic_ Doctor Caius is a suitor for Anne's hand, but she rejects his advances, and he is a rival to Fenton. ### [Master Page](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_merry_wives_of_windsor_se/characters/master_page) _family_ Master Page is Anne's father, who wants her to marry Doctor Caius, creating conflict with her own wishes. ### [Justice Shallow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_merry_wives_of_windsor_se/characters/justice_shallow) _social_ Justice Shallow is a local magistrate and acquaintance of the Page family, with no deep personal bond to Anne. ### [Master Fenton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_merry_wives_of_windsor_se/characters/master_fenton) _romantic_ Master Fenton is Anne's true love, and they secretly marry against her parents' wishes. ### [Master Ford](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_merry_wives_of_windsor_se/characters/master_ford) _social_ Anne is the daughter of Master Ford's friend Page, and Ford interacts with her as a neighbor and potential pawn in his schemes. ### [Sir John Falstaff](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_merry_wives_of_windsor_se/characters/sir_john_falstaff) _psychological_ Falstaff attempts to seduce Anne for her money, but she outwits him and treats him as a comic nuisance. ### [Master Page](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_merry_wives_of_windsor_se/characters/master_page) _family_ Master Page is Anne's father, who wants her to marry Doctor Caius, creating conflict with her own wishes. ### [Doctor Caius](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_merry_wives_of_windsor_se/characters/doctor_caius) _romantic_ Doctor Caius is a suitor for Anne's hand, but she rejects his advances, and he is a rival to Fenton. ### [Sir Hugh Evans](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_merry_wives_of_windsor_se/characters/sir_hugh_evans) _friendship_ Sir Hugh Evans is Anne's Welsh tutor and a kindly mentor who supports her education and well-being. ## In the story ### [Scene I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_merry_wives_of_windsor_se/chapters/act-i-scene-i) Brings wine and is courted by Slender; she is the object of marriage negotiations. ### [Scene II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_merry_wives_of_windsor_se/chapters/act-i-scene-ii) Mentioned as the object of Slender's desires. ### [Scene IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_merry_wives_of_windsor_se/chapters/act-iii-scene-iv) Resists her father's choice of Slender, preferring Fenton, and seeks her mother's support. ### [Scene IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_merry_wives_of_windsor_se/chapters/act-iv-scene-iv) Mentioned as the daughter who will be Queen of the Fairies, and is the object of both Slender's and Caius's marriage plots. ### [Scene VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_merry_wives_of_windsor_se/chapters/act-iv-scene-vi) Referenced as the object of Fenton's affection; she has secretly agreed to elope with him despite her parents' schemes. ### [Scene IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_merry_wives_of_windsor_se/chapters/act-v-scene-iv) Present among the fairies, wearing red, black, grey, green, and white. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_merry_wives_of_windsor_se/characters/anne_page - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_merry_wives_of_windsor_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_merry_wives_of_windsor_se/characters