Реферат: Life Lessons

— Life’s A Dream Essay, Research Paper

Life Lessons

These days, it seems that everything we encounter poses us

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 a dungeon to believe

that his single day of real freedom was only a dream. His

decision is an attempt to keep his kingdom peaceful, but his plan

backfires when the citizens of his country rise against him to

fight for Sigismund, the rightful heir to the throne, to assume

his duty as their king. Sigismund, disoriented and in a state of

suspended disbelief after awakening from a drug-induced sleep, is

freed by the citizens and goes after his crown and revenge upon

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