As mentioned, The Learned Ladies has one of the best sets, especially considering the limitations of this particular piece. The walls were designed with impressive detail and they really helped to hear the voices in a unique way. The actors were constantly moving around the floor in order to balance the scene, which also made it more interactive. The music was in my opinion simply background noise which helped, especially at the beginning, to put the audience back in place and time. The main theme that I believe The Learned Ladies encompasses is approval and greed. This piece questions the limits we are willing to cross for our own happiness, but not for that of others. I particularly like the fact that in the end, we see the true colors of each complex character. Since it's a comedy, I find it funny that it makes fun of arguments between husband and wife. The diction of the play is linked to the characters. In Wilbur's translation, the dialogue consists of regular couplets, the flow is extremely interesting with an actor rhyming his line with that of the line that preceded him. All the characters speak this way, with the exception of the Maid, who finds that simple words allow us to get to the heart of the matter better. The spectacle of this play is limited, which is why such emphasis is placed on the actors themselves. Their scene and ensembles never show signs of changing, but they develop and grow. There is enormous pressure on the statue, which scholars welcome.