Based off the 16th century Dutch miracle play Mariken van Nieumeghen (Mary of Nijmegen). There are various interpretations of the original text, but the gist is: Mariken is seduced by Moenen, the devil. He promises to teach her all the languages of the world and all seven liberal arts (music, arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, grammar, logic, & rhetoric.) She lives with Moenen for seven years before being freed. As penance, she must live with heavy chains around her neck and wrists for twenty-five years. Two years after the chains are released, she dies.
