The piece is not only a morality play focusing on issues of vengeance and justice, or a play that weighs the value of one man's life versus the good of the many, but it is also an examination of consumerism. As the townspeople begin buying luxuries "on credit," Alfred questions how his friends and family will pay for their extravagant expenditures.
SOURCE: HowlRound at 04:29PM on September 24, 2013