Dreaming life away...

Reading Calderone's Play Life is a Dream was very refreshing. The plot twist at the end, and the differences in the characters was a great change from all the same characters we have read in the Greek Tragedies. There is one question I have to ask: What would you do if life really was a dream? This takes me back to Everyman. He knew what was ultimately going to happen to him. What if you knew what was going to happen, what if everything around you wasn't real, but was leading you towards your death. What would you do?
In all honesty, I must confess that I was incredibly confused for the first part of the play and I had to go over it a few times to understand what was going on exactly and how each character was related. On the other hand, after I figured some information out, I thought this play was ironically funny. The way each character is related is astounding, and the way the relatins are realized is great, like with the sword being the reason, much like with Electra how she realizes its her brother by his hair, or by his foot prints. I also love the aside comments that show that what just happened is very important, and will eventually effect the whole story line.