Possible Aspects to Investigate

As my essay has to cover a wide range of sub-topics within the range of Shakespeare's conventions (and how the contemporary society gives reason to these) I feel I should begin drafting ideas for the sections, so I have a (vague) frame of context to begin research and gathering quotes.

• Chivalry, and the relationship between Palamon and Arcite
• The role and consequences of the Jailer's Daughter and her madness
• Which protagonist is the audience supposed to root for?
• Fletcher's influence on the text (and comparing some of his works)
• Noting similarities to other Shakespearean texts
• Its origins as Geoffrey Chaucer's 'A Knight's Tale'
• The effect of it being a late play
• Conventions of Tragicomedy, and how this applies
• The balance of comedy and tragedy in the play
• The relationships between and within genders
• Is Emilia the sole, sane voice of reason?
• The possible influence of race/nationality on character perceptions with the contemporary audience (Palamon and Arcite are from Thebes, and described as 'His completion,/Nearer brown than black' (IV.ii.78-9) and 'Is, as a ripe grape, ruddy' (IV.ii.96) while the other characters are from Caucasian Athens) and whether this influences the comedic or tragic backgrounds
• Connections between the characters, overtly and covertly
• How the play was received by audiences at the time

I could note other possible areas to investigate (and remove some of the more superfluous ones that don't apply) and will try to form a skeleton plan.