Read the lines from Act II, scene iv of Romeo and Juliet . Mercutio: Well said; follow me this jest now till thou hast worn out the pump, that, when the single sole of it is worn, the jest may remain after the wearing sole singular. Romeo: O single-soled jest! solely singular for the singleness. Which word is used as a pun in these lines?
The word “sole” is a pun because it refers both to the bottom of a shoe and sounds like “soul.” Mercutio plays on the shoe meaning with “single sole,” while Romeo extends the wordplay with “solely” and “singleness.”
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