“We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep.” (IV, i, 156-158)Basically, Prospero is saying that we all have dreams, and they are what characterizes who we are. By also saying "life is rounded with a sleep", he points out that when we all die we are in an infinite state of sleeping. His argument is that human life is based on the repetitive motif of dreaming and sleeping. Everyone has a goal they want to achieve, which contributes to their own personality and credo. Prospero wanted a good life for her daughter, since he loved her so much, which led him to make Miranda and Ferdinand fall in love, marry them, and ultimately convince the royal crew to take them back to Milan where she will get married and live happily. Also, this can be seen as a nod to this being Shakespeare's last play. The characters are dreamt up by William Shakespeare and manipulated to his whim. Since it is his last play, his series of plays is “rounded is by sleep” by this one, and the character’s full lives aren’t depicted and they only exist on the stage for a little while, their “little life”, or play, which is coming to an end.
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