Question

What is most likely the author's reason for including the following dialoque (lines 15-16)?

SNOUT: O Bottom, thou art changed! what do I see on thee?
BOTTOM: What do you see? you see an asshead of your own, do you?
A. He is pointing out that Snout too has a donkey's head now.
• B. He is creating humor around Bottom being unaware that he has the head of a donkey.
• C. He is trying to create absurd chaos where the audience does not know which of the two characters has actually been transformed.
D. He is demonstrating that Bottom is the true poet of his friends and capable of beautiful verse.

Answer 1

The most likely reason for the author to include the dialogue between Snout and Bottom (lines 15-16) is B. He is creating humor around Bottom being unaware that he has the head of a donkey.

In the play "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare, Bottom is one of the characters who is transformed by magic into a donkey-headed creature. When Snout encounters Bottom in this form, Bottom doesn't realize that he has been transformed and thinks that Snout is teasing him. Bottom's response is humorous because he is ironically questioning Snout about what he sees, despite being completely unaware of his own transformation. This creates a moment of humor for the audience and adds to the play's overall comedic tone.

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