b'wholeness, and order that both the natural and supernatural realms desirethroughout Dream. .DreamBy the plays end, design elements from the wood linger as the charactersreturn to Athens. In this, we recognize that the changes they underwent arenotmerelyerased,fortheytakethelessonstheylearnedandtherealizations they had with them to the city. While the remembrances of theevents in the forest are fuzzy, like a dream, they are nonetheless impactful.InthesamewaythatBottomischangedbyhismostrarevisionandDemetrius nature is mended by the fairies, we the audience cannot remainunaltered by what we experience in Dream. It is the power of theatre tochallenge, inform, and delight; when Puck says the nature of performancemay be no more yielding but a dream, this truth simply enhances its abilityto transform, restore, and remain with playgoers long after we wake.'