Can readers or viewers identify with any of the elements of the play today considering the play is over one hundred years old?
What subjects are still relevant today?
Does anyone change in the play? If so, who? When can you tell?
Reading or seeing the play today, is there any way we can see why it was originally banned in England?
Why do you think it might have been banned?
Is the title important? If so, how?
Do you think the play can still shock audiences today?
Can you think of a movie with a similar theme that might move audiences the way this play did when it first appeared?