A Midsummer Night's Dream 5.1.304 Word Nerd: Die

The transcript humorously explores a scene where Demetrius, Lysander, and Theseus engage in wordplay about Pyramus. Demetrius jokes that Pyramus is a die, specifically an ace, because he's one man. Lysander counters that Pyramus can't be an ace since he's dead, making him nothing. Theseus adds a pun, suggesting that if Pyramus were saved by a surgeon, he could be called an ass, playing on the similar pronunciation of 'ace' and 'ass' in Shakespeare's time.

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