Maxwell Anderson tries to make Mary more sympathetic by claiming the whole thing was engineered by shrewish Elizabeth, who plotted for Mary to marry Darnley and to stoke opposition from John Knox. But Mary still comes across as a nitwit not worthy of ruling Scotland, basically thinking with her heart (or is that clit?) – stupidly marrying Darnley, then running of the Boswell, then fleeing to England. Anderson has Mary and Elizabeth meet and clash, not true historically but totally justifiable dramatically – Mary tells Elizabeth off for not being a complete woman. Way to go, idiot.
It's not helped that Mary is played by Queen Simper herself, Helen Hayes.
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