It is considered by some to be Shakespeare's first play, and is often seen as showing his first tentative steps in laying out some of the themes and motifs with which he would later deal in more detail; for example, it is the first of his plays in which a heroine dresses as a boy.
Někdy je považována za jeho vůbec první hru a za zkusmý nákres témat, kterým se Shakespeare později věnoval detailněji; například je to jeho první hra, kde se hrdinka převleče za chlapce.