Life is a Dream
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All Themes Fate vs. Free Will Dreams vs. Reality Morality, Honor, and Vengeance
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Characters
All Characters Segismundo Rosaura/Astraea Clotaldo Basilio Astolfo Clarín Estrella Violante The Servant
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All Symbols Rosaura’s Sword
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Life is a Dream

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Pedro Calderón de la Barca
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Life is a Dream Symbols

Rosaura’s Sword

Rosaura’s sword, which she brings with her from Muscovy to Poland to avenge her lost honor, is mentioned several times in Life is a Dream, and it is symbolic of Rosaura’s identity as…

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