with a question; however, there is no more important question to

be answered than Life -- what is it? Is it merely the days we

spend here on Earth, or is there some larger life that we all

aspire to? Though none of us can answer these questions, we

continue to plague ourselves with questions such as: What is it

to be alive? As humans are we subject to a predetermined fate,

or do we have free will, or is there really some combination

between the two? Life's A Dream takes these age old questions

and gives us answers; answers that are meant to serve as a lesson

for each of us in how we should live our lives.

Basilio believes the prophecy of the stars to be the fate

for his son Sigismund; thus, he locks Sigismund in a dungeon

depriving him of two very important tenants that are essential to

growth as a human being, social interaction and love. On a

somewhat selfish whim, Basilio releases Sigismund in hope of

defying this destiny; however, he quickly sees that Sigismund's

behavior seems to be fulfilling the prophecy that has already

been laid out by the stars. Basilio decides to re-imprison

Sigismund, forcing his only son back into

backfires when the citizens of his country rise against him to

In this strange world to live's a kind of

But what does all of this really mean? What are we to learn

Perfection is impossible, we know.

faith that it is not a dream, he will reap the reward he so

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Approximate Word count = 1287
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)