"The bawdy hand of the dial is now upon the prick of noon."
Mercutio is ostensibly talking about the clock, with hands and a mark (prick) to show where 12 o'clock is. But he is making a pun about a hand being on a prick (penis), which he says is "bawdy"
The example that most comes to mind would be when Romeo is speaking to Friar, distressed over his banishment and says, "This flies may do but from this I must fly."
"ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man."-mercutio
The pun between Tybalt and Mercutio in Act 3 Scene 1 when they are using the word "consort" in different manners.
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examples of conceit in figurative devics
Romeo says that the flies are better off than he is because they can land on Juliet and he is not even allowed to see her. "Flies may do this but I from this must fly" he says. The pun is of course on the word fly.
Pun: A Pun is a play on words with more than one meaning, interpretation. "Nay, gentle Romeo, we must have you dance. Not I, believe me. You have dancing shoes with nimble soles…" (I.iv.13-15).
a pun is a play on words where you change a word in a familier saying or slightly change the way you say a word to create humour examples of puns are: 1) Taller people sleep longer in bed 2) I've been to the dentist and i know the drill In Romeo and Juliet an example would be in scene 1 when they say the words collar and choler, it is the same word with different meanings.
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examples of conceit in figurative devics
There are few puns in Romeo and Juliet. For example, a pun in Romeo and Juliet is when Shakespeare writes a conversation between Sampson and Gregory.A pun is a play on words usually they are meant to be funny. An example in Romeo and Juliet is when Romeo and Mercutio are talkingMercutio: That dreamers often lieRomeo: In bed asleep while they dream things trueThe pun here is on the word lie Mercutio says lie meaning not telling the truth but Romeo says lie meaning lying down
Romeo says that the flies are better off than he is because they can land on Juliet and he is not even allowed to see her. "Flies may do this but I from this must fly" he says. The pun is of course on the word fly.
Pun: A Pun is a play on words with more than one meaning, interpretation. "Nay, gentle Romeo, we must have you dance. Not I, believe me. You have dancing shoes with nimble soles…" (I.iv.13-15).
Mercutio yells "a sail" in Act III, Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet because he has been fatally wounded by Tybalt in a fight and is warning Romeo that he is doomed to die. The phrase can also be interpreted as a pun on the word "assail," indicating the impending violence.
a pun is a play on words where you change a word in a familier saying or slightly change the way you say a word to create humour examples of puns are: 1) Taller people sleep longer in bed 2) I've been to the dentist and i know the drill In Romeo and Juliet an example would be in scene 1 when they say the words collar and choler, it is the same word with different meanings.
The pun: "Prick love for pricking, and you beat love down" (1.4.28). In Mercutio's view, Romeo's love-sickness is caused by a lack of sex; if he's just have some, he'd get over thinking that he needs to be in love.
Mercutio is witty, light-hearted, a bit of a trickster, and even as he lays dying makes one final pun..."...you will find me a grave man..."Romeo is depressed, introspective, and very serious about life. Mercutio serves to show how thoughtful Romeo is.The nurse is blunt, a mother to Juliet and concerned only with the happiness and safety of the girl. By her motherly love for Juliet, we are made more aware of Romeo's passionate love for her.Mercutio is witty, light-hearted, a bit of a trickster, and even as he lays dying makes one final pun..."...you will find me a grave man..." Romeo is depressed, introspective, and very serious about life. Mercutio serves to show how thoughtful Romeo is.The nurse is blunt, a mother to Juliet and concerned only with the happiness and safety of the girl. By her motherly love for Juliet, we are made more aware of Romeo's passionate love for her.
Nobody found the pun funny.He liked to crack a pun occasionally.
The title itself is a pun, you fool
An example of a pun is Sampson saying to Gregory that he was going to cut off the heads of the maidens. While this sounds like he was going to cut off their heads he puns on "taking their maidenheads" which means he will take their virginity.