Wordplay invigorates the audience to understand what is being referenced. Examples of wordplay in literature include, William Shakespeare's Hamlet: “A little more than kin, and less than kind.” He is talking about his uncle, who is also now his step father. When he says “less than kind” this is ironic because his uncle is the one who murdered his father. Wordplay is used in most episode titles of the television show Charmed, especially puns that involve the words "witch," "charmed," etc., or the names of the characters. These pun based titles were successful because they informed the audience of what may happen next by forcing the audience to
Wordplay invigorates the audience to understand what is being referenced. Examples of wordplay in literature include, William Shakespeare's Hamlet: “A little more than kin, and less than kind.” He is talking about his uncle, who is also now his step father. When he says “less than kind” this is ironic because his uncle is the one who murdered his father. Wordplay is used in most episode titles of the television show Charmed, especially puns that involve the words "witch," "charmed," etc., or the names of the characters. These pun based titles were successful because they informed the audience of what may happen next by forcing the audience to