Examples in Literature
Suspension of disbelief is sometimes said to be an essential component of live theater, where it was recognized by Shakespeare, who refers to it in the Prologue to Henry V:
- " make imaginary puissant 'tis your thoughts that now must deck our kings turning accomplishment of many years into an hourglass."
See also dramatic convention.
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