Shakespeare also deals with the importance of dreams in the process of creating art. He creates this entire play through his own imaginings, dreams and reflections. It is the performers of Pyramus and Thisbe who introduce the audience to this alternative magical world. It is interesting to consider the dream-like nature of love for example when Titania awakes and falls in love with Bottom. Bottom cleverly states “reason and love keep little together nowadays.”
At the end of the play-within-the-play Shakespeare warns the audience not to take the play literally and to think of it as a mere dream, “no more yielding but a dream.” (Shakespeare, p.93, Act V l.136.) He transcends the physical boundaries and uses his imagination to create an illusory
At the end of the play-within-the-play Shakespeare warns the audience not to take the play literally and to think of it as a mere dream, “no more yielding but a dream.” (Shakespeare, p.93, Act V l.136.) He transcends the physical boundaries and uses his imagination to create an illusory