The story focuses on the fictional Segismundo, Prince of Poland, who has been imprisoned in a tower by his father, King Basilio, following a dire prophecy that the prince would bring disaster to the country and death to the King.
The Scene of the first and third Acts lies on the Polish frontier: of the second Act, in Warsaw.
Life is a Dream by Pedro Calderon De La Barca. Life Is a Dream is a Spanish-language play by Pedro Calder n de la Barca. First published in 1635, it is a philosophical allegory regarding the human situation and the mystery of life.