Is one of the most shamelessly entertaining plays of its age, fetching its inspiration from a number of works by cervantes, based on his own experiences as a captive in algiers. Introducing the eroticized captivity narra...Is one of the most shamelessly entertaining plays of its age, fetching its inspiration from a number of works by cervantes, based on his own experiences as a captive in algiers. Introducing the eroticized captivity narrative to the English stage, Massinger's tragicomedy combines it with the long-popular romance motif of a Christian Hero's conquest of an exotic princess.