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Puns in Romeo and Juliet

Close-sounding Puns

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Puns in Romeo and Juliet

Soundalike puns

I'd tell you a chemistry joke, but I know I wouldn't get a reaction.

Romeo: “Give me a torch: I am not for this ambling.

Being but heavy, I will bear the light.” (I,iv,12-13)

This type of pun is created when one word is substituted for another that sounds like it.

Ex-stink Sewer and Drainage is like Extinct Sewer and Drainage

Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off? He's all right now.

This pun type is based on homophones. Homophones are words that sound the same, but have spellings and meanings.

hair/hare

to/too/two

whole/hole

"...What dost thou make us minstrels? An thou makes mistrels of us, look to hear nothing but discords" (off-key notes/disagreements). (III, i, 34-35)

Mercutio: “Nay, gentle Romeo, we must have you dance.”

Romeo: “Not I, believe me. You have dancing shoes With nimble soles; I have a soul of lead

So stakes me to the ground I cannot move.” (I,iv,14-17)

Lookalike Puns

The experienced carpenter really nailed it, but the new guy screwed everything up.

These puns are based on polysemous words. Polysemous words are spelled and pronounced the same and have different meanings.

ruler/ruler

mole/mole

Practice Puns

What is a pun?

Identify what type of puns the examples are.

Based on those examples, what do you think a pun is?

Puns in Romeo and Juliet

A pun is a special form of humor based on double meanings. Unlike funny facial expressions or humorous gestures, puns are all about word play.

Create your own!

"Romeo and Juliet" begins with a triple pun on the word collier (coal vendor) which sound like choler (anger) and collar(hangman's noose). (I,i,1-4)

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