It is notable as one of the earliest plays to develop a moral thesis as part of a nominally unrelated plot.
[1] Redford was best known as a composer of keyboard music, and the play was written to be performed by the children's choir of St. Paul's Cathedral.
[1] Elements of the play may also imply a reference to Henry VIII's marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.
[2] Wit ignores advice to use the sword of Comfort against Tediousness and is killed, but resurrected by Honest Recreation.
A song performed by Fame, Riches, Favour, and Worship is interrupted by Wit, whom they do not recognize because Idleness and Ignorance have disguised him.