The Merry Wives of Windsor (V.v): James Hackett (1800-1871) as Falstaff.

The forest setting of the scene above and horned costume of Falstaff indicate Shakespeare's awareness of echoing primitive rituals, evoked by Falstaff's pagan soliloquy at this point:

FALSTAFF:
The Windsor bell hath struck twelve; the minute draws on. Now the
hot-blooded gods assist me! Remember, Jove, thou wast a bull for
thy Europa; love set on thy horns. O powerful love! that in some
respects, makes a beast a man; in some other a man a beast. You
were also, Jupiter, a swan, for the love of Leda. O omnipotent love!
how near the god drew to the complexion of a goose! A fault done
first in the form of a beast; O Jove, a beastly fault! and then
another fault in the semblance of a fowl: think on't, Jove, a foul
fault! When gods have hot backs what shall poor men do? For me,
I am here a Windsor stag; and the fattest, I think, i' the forest.
Send me a cool rut-time, Jove, or who can blame me to piss my tallow?
Who comes here? my doe? V.v.1-15

Compare the imagery in this speech with the account of the Celtic god Cernutus featured under the first image of this sub-album.