In the play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by William Shakespeare, Lysander shows insult comedy through mocking Hermia about her height, he shows it repeatedly when saying that Demetrius is in love with Hermia’s father and when he is disputing with Demetrius over Hermia. Insult comedy is when a person says something that is rude about or to a person, place, or thing to elicit humor from the audience. In act 3 of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Lysander along with Demetrius have feelings for Helena. This happens because both men have been enchanted with a love potion through the actions of Puck, one of the servants of the fairy king, Oberon,. This is a complication because they were both once attracted to Hermia. Hermia, being in love with Lysander, is trying to figure out what happened.
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In return Lysander says, “Get you gone, you dwarf;/You minimus, of hindering knot-grass made;/You bead, you acorn,” (3.2.342-345). Lysander is mocking Hermia. He does not mean that she is actually a bead or an acorn, but he is comparing her to objects that are miniscule. Hermia is smaller than everyone else and Lysander is using this to his He is attempting to stop the love that she has for him so that he can proceed in courting Helena. This type of comedy was used so that the audience would laugh in addition to getting an understanding of the hatred that Lysander is building up towards Hermia. At the beginning of the play, insult comedy is used once again, but this time it is used on a character named Demetrius. Lysander as well as Demetrius are both fighting for Hermia’s hand in marriage. Demetrius has the approval from her father, but not the love from her. Lysander is seen unfit in Hermia’s father’s perspective, but he has Hermia’s heart. Her father claims that Demetrius is a better fit for Hermia, but she does not see it like
In return Lysander says, “Get you gone, you dwarf;/You minimus, of hindering knot-grass made;/You bead, you acorn,” (3.2.342-345). Lysander is mocking Hermia. He does not mean that she is actually a bead or an acorn, but he is comparing her to objects that are miniscule. Hermia is smaller than everyone else and Lysander is using this to his He is attempting to stop the love that she has for him so that he can proceed in courting Helena. This type of comedy was used so that the audience would laugh in addition to getting an understanding of the hatred that Lysander is building up towards Hermia. At the beginning of the play, insult comedy is used once again, but this time it is used on a character named Demetrius. Lysander as well as Demetrius are both fighting for Hermia’s hand in marriage. Demetrius has the approval from her father, but not the love from her. Lysander is seen unfit in Hermia’s father’s perspective, but he has Hermia’s heart. Her father claims that Demetrius is a better fit for Hermia, but she does not see it like