What are 5 puns in romeo and Juliet?

Answer 1

Sure, here are five puns from Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet":

1. In Act 1, Scene 1, Sampson says, "I will bite my thumb at them; which is a disgrace to them, if they bear it." This is a pun on the gesture of biting one's thumb, which was considered an insult at the time.

2. In Act 2, Scene 4, Mercutio says, "Nay, gentle Romeo, we must have you dance." This is a pun on the word "dance," which could mean both to physically dance and to engage in a duel.

3. In Act 3, Scene 1, Mercutio says, "Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man." This is a pun on the word "grave," which could mean both serious and buried in a grave.

4. In Act 3, Scene 1, Mercutio says, "A plague o' both your houses!" This is a pun on the word "plague," which could refer to both a curse and a literal plague.

5. In Act 3, Scene 5, Juliet says, "Methinks I see thee, now thou art so low, as one dead in the bottom of a tomb." This is a pun on the word "low," which could mean both physically low and emotionally down.

Answer 2

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 talking

Mercutio: That dreamers often lie

Romeo: In bed asleep while they dream things true

The pun here is on the word lie Mercutio says lie meaning not telling the truth but Romeo says lie meaning lying down

Answer 3

it is i see th elight it is by callum regan

Answer 4

when mercitio is dying and as he dies he says you shall see me a grave man meaning serious and dead