Welcome to The Basics!

On this page, you will find links to…

• A plot summary

Find out what happens in this story of love, loss and betrayal.

• An interpretation

Find out what happens when Mary Pix’s language is modernised.

• An actor’s life story

Find out all about Edward Kynaston and his controversial career in English theatre.

• Queen Catharine and the Bechdel Test

Find out whether Mary Pix is a feminist.