...Jasper Heywood helped develop interest in Seneca's works by making them accessible for a new generation of readers and writers. However, he was not wholly responsible for the ancient tragedian's growing popularity. How, then, can we explain the increasing interest in and importance of Senecan drama...

... eventual business failures and bankruptcy are seen to provide a neat parallel to the perceived failure (now) of his Senecan dramas. Alexander gets morally politicized here into a little fable of what can happen if you deny your national heritage’. ³⁶ In order then to denounce the fable...