Read the excerpt from the play.
Bottom: There are things in this comedy of Pyramus and Thisby that will never please. First, Pyramus must draw a sword to kill himself, which the ladies cannot abide. How answer you that?
Snout: By'r lakin, a parlous fear.
Starveling: I believe we must leave the killing out, when all is done.
What’s the main source of comedy in these lines?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) The fact that the characters have chosen to perform a tragedy, but they’re worried about all its tragic elements scaring the audience.
A
The fact that the characters have chosen to perform a tragedy, but they’re worried about all its tragic elements scaring the audience.
(Choice B) The fact that Starveling is afraid of killing.
B
The fact that Starveling is afraid of killing.
(Choice C) The words that Bottom chooses when explaining his concerns.
C
The words that Bottom chooses when explaining his concerns.
(Choice D) The fact that the original play was called Pyramus and Thisbe and they misspelled the name of a major character.
D
The fact that the original play was called Pyramus and Thisbe and they misspelled the name of a major character.