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There's a major dream in Cymbeline, but that's not the point. Dream is the only dream play, only because it has dream in the title. The fact is, what the characters call dreams (not just Bottom, but also the lovers) were at least theatrical realities. Now Shrew is a real candidate by that yeardstick, since Christopher Fry thnks the play within the play he sees is all a dream; in fact at onepoint thinks his previous life is a dream, and the trick played on him is a falsehood. Richard III is candidate in terms of the amount of dream imagery. In fact I once adapted Richard into a "Dream Play" ala Strindberg by beginning on Bosworth Field and having Richard "dream" the events leading up to the final battle under the influence of Margaret. Enough for nowPosted by Dakin on April 14, 1997 at 18:38:03
In Reply to "Dream" posted by Hamlet on April 14, 1997 at 09:52:17
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