In third scene of act III, we are once again provided with a visual of Falstaff’s skill in the art of wit. In this scene, we return to the tavern where we find Falstaff complaining to Bardolph about how weak he has gotten along with the drastic loss of weight he has suffered (ln. 1-11). This can be rather humorous because we, in fact, know that he is far from thin due to his overweight stature. Soon after the crying of Falstaff begins, the hostess of the tavern enters demanding the payment of all food and drinks he has consumed but has not paid for. Not having any money, Falstaff quickly thinks on his feet and claims to have been pick-pocketed. After an exchange of words, he uses the Hostess’ emotions against her and claims that she might’ve been the source who had victimized him.

At this point, Prince Harry arrives and admits to being the one who pick-pocketed Falstaff. While, Falstaff claimed to have had great valuables at his time of misfortune, we know he had worthless items along with various amounts of receipts from earlier scenes (Act II scene 4). Once Prince Harry confronts his clump of lies, Falstaff immediately confronts the situation of being victimized, completing disregarding being caught in a series of lies.His mastery of wit places him in a position to say that he forgives the hostess and continues to order breakfast.

While it is not a good trait to be considered a habitual liar, Falstaff creates a sense of admiration to readers because of his insane ability to turn any situation into an advantage.