Examine the characterization and role of Suzanne. How is she characterized? In what ways is she different or similar to Figaro?

Discuss the significance of the Countess’s emotional journey over the course of the play. How do her experiences reflect the play’s wider interest in power dynamics and gender roles?

Explore the legal dispute between Figaro and Marceline. How does the play observe and critique the nature of justice and injustice in this society?

Analyze the play’s depiction of marriage as it appears in the unions of Figaro and Suzanne, the Count and Countess, and Marceline and Bartholo. How do these relationships reflect different models of partnership?

Examine the use of language in the play. How do vocabulary and speech patterns reveal important aspects of different characters’ class and personality? How is language used as a form of both empowerment and disempowerment?

Analyze how the play explores the tensions between appearance and reality. In what ways are appearances deceptive? How do these tensions function on both a literal and figurative level throughout the play?

Compare and contrast The Marriage of Figaro with its predecessor, The Barber of Seville. How are the two texts different or similar in terms of their characterization and themes?

Examine the role of music and song within the play, particularly in Cherubin’s scenes. How do these moments contribute to characterization, plot, and/or the illumination of key Themes and ideas?