To successfully understand and identify dramatic techniques and the effect they have on the audience in relation to the purpose of a play.
To understand and comment on the comparison between England and the colony and analyse the presentation of the convicts.
To critically assess the significance of morals in drama and how characters present beliefs of behaviour.
To understand the concept of justice and injustice in the play and evaluate the connection between tragic and comic aspects of drama.
To understand different levels of humanity and assess the significance of animalistic imagery in the play.
To understand different levels of love and critically compare and contrast the presentation of love between characters; to critically analyse the meta-theatricality of the play within a play.