What does Shakespeare mean in plain english

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In Act 5, Scene 1 of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," characters discuss the lion's performance, using analogies of a fox and a goose to critique his bravery and discretion. The fox symbolizes cunning rather than valor, while the goose represents a lack of discretion, highlighting the lion's cowardice in not wanting to frighten the audience. These comparisons are rooted in fables and common knowledge of the time, suggesting that the lion's portrayal is more comedic than heroic. The dialogue reflects a playful mockery of the lion's reluctance, with deeper meanings likely lost on modern readers. Overall, the scene showcases Shakespeare's use of wordplay and social commentary through humor.
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This makes me wonder if after the show in Shakespeaer's time the audience debated after the performance on what the lines meant as is being done here . This is only one small passage in the play . Did the writer choose carefully his words and phrases or just had a natural gift. Intriguing.
 
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256bits was that you who said something about "darwintunes" a while back?? if so, did you read the whole paper by any chance?
 
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tomishere said:
256bits was that you who said something about "darwintunes" a while back?? if so, did you read the whole paper by any chance?

in reference to what exactly, at the moment i do not recall darwintunes.
 

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