Okay i have read the whole play and i can help you out.
The dreams in the play symbolizes reality and how they were switched around with lovers who they didn't really love. I don't have the textual evidence but i know this because i had the same question.
Hope this helps:)
<span>Over the course of two years, Gulliver describes the state of affairs in Europe, speaking to his Houyhnhnm master about the English Revolution and the war with France. He is asked to explain the causes of war, and he does his best to provide reasons. He is also asked to speak of law and the justice system, which he does in some detail, criticizing lawyers severely in the process.</span>
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