both wives are intending to have an affair with Falstaff.
When the Ford hears the sound of the clock, he realizes that the time has come for Falstaff to meet his wife.
Just then a number of men – Shallow, Slender, Page, the Host, Evans, Caius, and Rugby – are walking toward Ford. Ford invites them to his home for a meal, but he really wants them to be witnesses to the affair between Mistress Ford and Falstaff.
Shallow and Slender cannot join them because they have already promised to eat with Anne Page. Master Page tells Slender that he supports Slender’s intentions to marry his daughter, but Page also cautions the young man that Mistress Page supports Doctor Caius as the prospective husband for Anne.
The Host asks Page what he thinks about Fenton as a possible suitor for his daughter. Page incorrectly mentions that Fenton had been friends with wild Prince Hal and Poins and that Fenton would be an unsuitable husband for Anne. So, Page declares that if Fenton marries Anne, he would disown his daughter. She would not have a dowry: she would not have any of his money to start a new life.
Ford, who is anxious to catch his wife with Falstaff, strenuously urges the other men to come to his house for dinner. Ford also promises them “sport” (meaning entertainment): “I will show you a monster” (67-68). By that Ford of course means the lascivious monster Falstaff. Curious to see the