The play carries various influences, both foreign and local, as well as reflecting reality in Hvar and the surrounding Dalmatia.
Croatian writer Veljko Barbieri [hr] considers the play to be the first European romance drama.
[8] A certain noble girl, who is stated to be the daughter of Ban of Croatia Vlasko, becomes an orphan after her father dies during the war with the Ottomans.
After Derenčin finished listening to her story, he proposed buying her off and securing her freedom, but she had to marry him in exchange.
Next day a wedding took place, with the city's nobility and the Duke of Ragusa hastily sending gifts for future spouses.