- Looking up the points the peasants are making is worthwhile. Would students find a cheat site walking them through the skit or the references to the ideas themselves? So much is mediated.
- The violence inherent in the system. Sent up, to be sure, but mentioned nonetheless. Perhaps a springboard to a serious discussion?
- Parodies of things are not the things themselves (Ding an sich). What is an anarcho syndicalist collective? Even taking anarchy as an example, one could find the popular portrayal of it versus what its actual aims were. So it speaks to how history is made.
- The “Shut up!” approach to the king not getting his preferred deferential answers also speaks to classroom dynamics like who gets to speak, how often, and who gets called upon.