“light of discretion”WordplayAct 5,Scene 1Lines 248-249An explanation of Theseus’ moon wordplay in Act 5, Scene 1 of myShakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Theseus It appears by his small light of discretion that he is in the wane. But yet in courtesy, in all reason, we Theseus is saying that Starveling isn't very bright, his "light of discretion" (intelligence) is dim, like a moon "in the wane" (decreasing).
