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Contemporary scholarship has proved that the play is based on Killigrew's Thomaso? Rather dated scholarship, I'd say, since the published version of play has a postscript by Behn herself, defending herself against claims of plagiarism. I'm not qualified to judge how much was used, but she claims that the plot was her own and took "hints" from Thomaso. Google for "thomaso altered" and you'll see it. Rob Burbidge (talk) 10:54, 13 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I have a feeling that a good bit of the addition to this article has been out of date. However, I would defend the statement this far: Thomaso acts as a basis, but that does not mean plagiarism. Think of the half dozen Earl of Essex and Jane Shores out there at the time, of Shakespeare's basing on Italian plays, of ... well ... virtually every dramatist at the time. In other words, it is quite possible for both the article's statement and Behn's to be true. I would not take "basis" as plagiarism nor suggest any relationship beyond what was common practice. (At the same time, there are biographical links between the two figures that are a mile thick.)
