Question

Line 45 of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet contains an example of__ {excerpt- No sudden mean of death, though ne'er so mean,}

1. paradox
2.pun
3. homonym
4. homograph - hurry please-

Answer 1

The correct answer is pun.

Here, a play on the word "mean" is used. Mean is both a method ("no sudden method of death") and a way to describe something embarrassing or painful.