Initial read 21st April 2025:
“this is no common accidental mimicry of sleep : the shreds and remnants of our days thoughts, put together at night in some fantastic incongruous form, the drifting clouds of a broken-up form piece themselves again into uncertain shapes of rocks and animals. No, no ! there must be some great and momentous meaning in this.” 

I found Ballie’s ‘The Dream’ to be a far-cry better than her other anti-hero focus play I had to read ‘De Montfort’. It focuses on a mysterious plague that has come over a town and the monks having the same recurring dream that is somehow related to the malady. It is full of the supernatural and murder and is really abstract and moody, this time the setting being well conveyed despite the play format. I also felt like the characters were more distinct, though some of the monks did blend into one another. I did however think it still fell a little short as though abstract in nature the whole phenomenon of the plague isn’t really addressed or resolved, nor the dream, nor the murder; so all in all brilliant vibes but not brought together in the best way.

Also there was randomly two act 2 scene 3's ??

Reread 27th May 2025:
Reread for my essay on religious corruption in regards to administration of justice in the gothic genre. Opinions remain the same and original rating is upheld.