Although heartbreaking and disastrous in nature and conclusion, Romeo and Juliet is full of humor brought to the reader with a variety of literary devices. This is very evident throughout the play because William Shakespeare, through the immense use of puns and sarcasm, creates comic effects in tragic plays such as Romeo and Juliet. Creating and establishing humor plays a very important role in plays as it prepares the reader or audience. for the tragic events that will happen later in the story. Just one of the many literary devices used are puns. Puns are a play on words and language used with the intent to create humor. Through the conversations that Mercutio's character has with other characters, the audience can see that he is a funny character who uses puns very often. In this specific case he is having a conversation when. Romeo tells Mercutio of a dream he had, to which Mercutio replies, "And so do I" (1.4.50). When Romeo asks Mercutio what his dream was, Mercutio says, “That dreamers oft lie” (1.4.53). In this case, the play on the word “lie” is witty and clever. Mercutio states that dreams “lie” just as dreamers “lie”. While humorous and comical, this is thematically important, as it highlights the fabrications and deceptions in dreams. Through the use of this play on words we learn that Romeo and Juliet choose to place their hopes in a dream, and we later learn that these dreams and hopes end with tragic results. Earlier, the play's introductory scene is filled with a wide variety of wordplay as the servants, Sampson and Gregory, indulge in a verbal duel and sword fight. When Sampson declares, "Gregory, upon my word, we will carry no coals," (1.1.1) he is stating... midway through the paper... William Shakespeare intentionally made this fragment of Juliet's speech is overly sarcastic because it creates humor to the audience, because through her tone of voice or word placement, the viewers may be aware that Juliet is being sarcastic and teasing the nurse through the conversations that Juliet and Lady Capulet have with the other characters, it is evident that the Their use of sarcasm created a comic effect for the viewer of the work. William Shakespeare is a very talented playwright who was able to create humor and comic effects through various characters who use puns and sarcasm in their exchange of dialogues, arguments and conversations Even in a tragic play like Romeo and Juliet, it is evident that through the use of various types of literary devices such as puns and sarcasm, Shakespeare was able to create humor..