plato's cave, n.All

Plato's cave (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a theatre: its prisoners are held not by ignorance of facts but by a story, the spell of scenic illusion.