La vida es sueño

Life Is a Dream is Calderón's most important philosophical comedy and the one that has had the greatest impact both within and outside of Spain. Its title is a metaphor that identifies the values ​​and appearances of human life with a dream, due to its brevity and its illusory nature compared to reality. If what we call life is a dream, Calderón recommends paying more attention to true life, eternal life, which is accessed by following the designs of Providence through divine grace. Hence the invitation to act in a Christian manner and with prudence, because "doing good is never lost, not even in dreams," and each person is responsible for their own behavior.