Act 3 — SUCH STUFF AS DREAMS ARE MADE OF
Edward FitzGerald translation
A DRAMA
TAKEN FROM CALDERON’S “LA VIDA ES SUEÑO”
For Calderon’s Drama sufficient would seem The title he chose for it—“Life is a Dream;” Two words of the motto now filch’d are enough For the impudent mixture they label—“Such stuff!”
DRAMATIS PERSONÆ
Basilio King of Poland.
Segismund his Son.
Astolfo his Nephew.
Estrella his Niece.
Clotaldo a General in Basilio’s Service.
Rosaura a Muscovite Lady.
Fife her Attendant.
Chamberlain, Lords in waiting, Officers, Soldiers, etc., in Basilio’s Service.
The Scene of the first and third Acts lies on the Polish frontier: of the second Act, in Warsaw.