• Some experts believe that Kesselring initially crafted the play as a thriller before being encouraged to convert it into a farce. Would the play succeed as a thriller? Create a basic outline for the play in the thriller genre and rewrite a key scene in detail to highlight this style.

• Compare and contrast the Broadway sensation Sweeney Todd, another work in the comic/thriller genre, with Arsenic and Old Lace.

• Conduct research on how the mentally ill were treated in America during the 1930s and 1940s. Were there institutions like "Happy Dales" that offered comfortable living conditions for individuals like Teddy and the Brewster sisters?

• Explore the prevalent theories on biological determinism in the 1930s and 1940s. Discuss the ongoing debate between nature and nurture during this era.