Interestingly, this speech by Prospero does not contrast the unreality of the stage with the solid, flesh-and-blood existence of real men and women. On the contrary, it seizes on the flimsiness of dramatic characters as a metaphor for the fleeting, fantasy-ridden quality of actual human lives. It is we who are made of dreams, not just such figments of Shakespeare’s imagination as Ariel and Caliban. The cloud-capped towers and gorgeous palaces of this earth are mere stage scenery after all. . Terry Eagleton
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It is we who are made of dreams. We are not just Ariel and Caliban, the characters who have taken shape in the air of the mind. We are also the people who live this life, full of sights, sounds, and pleasures. We are not just the things that are made of dreams, but also the people who have made them come true.

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