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Act I �The Tragedy of Julius Caesar�
Introduction to Puns
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On your noteguide, write your own
definition for the word “pun.”
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Now, look down the center of your noteguide at each of the sentences marked by a diamond. Each one of these sentences will be a pun--when you have filled in the blank to complete the sentence.
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Reading while sunbathing makes you well-___. red
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When two egotists meet, it's an ___ for an ___.
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When two egotists meet, it's an I for an I.
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A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is ___ tired.
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A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two tired.
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What's the definition of a will? (It's a ____ giveaway.)
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What's the definition of a will? (It's a dead giveaway.)
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In democracy your vote counts.
In feudalism your count ____.
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In democracy your vote counts.
In feudalism your count votes.
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With her marriage, she got a new name and a ______.
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With her marriage, she got a new name and a dress.
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When a clock is hungry, it goes back ____ seconds.
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When a clock is hungry, it goes back four seconds.
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You feel stuck with your debt if you can't ______ it.
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You feel stuck with your debt if you can't budge it.
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Local Area Network in Australia: the ____ down under.
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Local Area Network in Australia: the LAN down under.
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Bakers trade bread recipes on a _______-to-know basis.
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Bakers trade bread recipes on a knead-to-know basis.
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A boiled egg in the morning is hard to ____.
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A boiled egg in the morning is hard to beat.
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A midget fortune-teller who escapes from prison is a small ________ at large.
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A midget fortune-teller who escapes from prison is
a small medium at large.
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Those who get too big for their britches will be exposed in the ___.
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Those who get too big for their britches will be exposed in the end.
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Once you've seen one shopping center, you've seen a ____.
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Once you've seen one shopping center, you've seen a mall.
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Did your definition of “pun” allow for each of the
previously cited examples?
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A rhetorical wordplay in which the writer surprisingly reveals that words with totally different meaning have similar or even identical sounds
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