"Life Is a Dream" by Pedro Calderón de la Barca explores heavy topics of destiny and choice through drama and thought, questioning what is real. A prince named Segismund is locked away because of scary predictions about his future. The play opens with Rosaura, disguised and seeking revenge as she arrives in Poland. When Segismund suddenly finds himself in a palace after being asleep, not his prison, he asks if life is real or just an illusion, thus beginning the play's journey through these ideas.
Life Is a Dream
By Pedro Calderón de la Barca
A prince locked away due to prophecy is suddenly thrust into royalty, blurring the lines between dreams and reality as a woman seeking vengeance arrives, sparking a battle between fate and free will.
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About the AuthorPedro Calderón de la Barca was a Spanish dramatist, poet, and writer. He is known as one of the most distinguished poets and writers of the Spanish Golden Age, especially for the many verse dramas he wrote for the theatre. Calderón has been termed "the Spanish Shakespeare", the national poet of Spain, and one of the greatest poets and playwrights in the history of world literature.
Pedro Calderón de la Barca was a Spanish dramatist, poet, and writer. He is known as one of the most distinguished poets and writers of the Spanish Golden Age, especially for the many verse dramas he wrote for the theatre. Calderón has been termed "the Spanish Shakespeare", the national poet of Spain, and one of the greatest poets and playwrights in the history of world literature.
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