[ aloud ] sender reads aloud to receiver
Or
[ refill ] sender refills receiver's glass without asking
"-Reigns that which would be feared. ‘Tis much he dares, And to that dauntless temper of his mind He hath a wisdom that doth guide his valor To act in safety. There is none but he..."
This all spurned from Axel saying he knew The Bard's works but had never seen them professionally performed. He might've seen a high school or college rendition of Romeo and Juliet but that definitely didn't count. When Ender had suggested that be fixed, Axel was expecting something for the masses at the amphitheater. A one man show with a one man audience in the Dionysus cabin? Accepted even if it caught him off guard.
"Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown And put a barren scepter in my grip, Thence to be wrenched with an unlineal hand, No son of mine succeeding. If ’t be so..."
He was having a good time, that's for sure. The way the son of revelry always managed to get a bottle into his hand somehow and top Axel's glass right back up without missing a beat or falling out of character? Entertaining in its own right and probably was why his guest had drank as much as he had- just to see how he'd do it next. But it was also great to see someone who knew their stuff act out what the once-English major had only seen on pages.
"-Rather than so, come fate into the list, And champion me to th’ utterance. Who’s there?"
The way Ender asked the question had the son of Hermes looking over his shoulder. It was part of the soliloquy but somehow Axel still felt guilty for taking up so much time with this private show.