a country justice and old friend of Falstaff in Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 2. Shallow is a boastful rogue who hopes to profit from Falstaff's friendship with Prince Hal. He also appears as a foolish, doddering old man in The Merry Wives of Windsor.
SHALLOW, ROBERT
Meaning of SHALLOW, ROBERT in English
Britannica English vocabulary. Английский словарь Британика. 2012