Yet the play keeps going well after Michael has told the audience all the bad news its characters will some day learn.
During a tragedy, the characters learn the meaning of Christmas.
Although only two characters start the game with the ability to use magic, almost every character can learn to do so.
Eventually, both characters learn that other things are more important than money.
Once it becomes high enough, the character can learn various skills.
In the end the main characters learn how to handle ghosts.
Some characters learn from this process and others do not.
A character can learn skills by spending experience points, some talents are more expensive than others.
"And these characters learn to stand up for themselves."
I think the characters can learn a lot from each other.