If we imagine no worse of them than they of themselves, they may pass for excellent men. Here comes two noble beasts in, a man and a lion.
– William Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act 5, Scene 1. While Hippolyta dismisses the Mechanicals’ play as "silly," Theseus is more forgiving. He suggests that if they imagine the players as being no worse than they imagine themselves to be, they could pass for accompished actors. He is a believer in the power of imagination.