I will roar that I will make the Duke say Let him roar again' let him roar again."" (1.2. 63-65) This is followed by his concern that if he were to play the Lion too well it the audience would forget he is acting and it might frighten the ladies in the audience. This is a clear example of the naivety he possesses and how it is to the point where it is laughable. .
The confidence Bottom has in his acting ability is clearly unquestioned to him and to the audience this confidence may be perceived as ridiculous or silly. Bottom seems to have the ability to envision the characters as a real professional actor would. He describes his Lion, " I will discharge it in either your straw-color beard, your orange-tawny beard, your purple-in-grain beard, or you French-crown-color beard, your perfect yellow.""(1.2.83-85). Bottom does display his imagination and ability to envision the role of the character as it should be played, however because he lacks the talent of a true professional he is able to deliver in the performance. .
Bottoms misuse of words throughout the play is another addition to the comedic value of the play. The frequent reoccurrence of these mistakes gives the impression that perhaps Bottom is attempting to depict himself as a person of higher social status, or seem more intelligent than he really is. On more than one occasion he will use words which contradict what he trying to describe, "Ah speak in a monstrous little voice- (1.2.47). This only adds to the notion that perhaps his arrogance as a serious actor is unmerited and brings in to question the level of his talent. .
The placement of the scenes involving Bottom seem to an intentional move by Shakespeare to serve as a comedic device which is intended to alter or lighten the mood of the play at that particular scene in the play. In the first act, the scene that Bottom is included in follows a long woeful rant by Helena about her misfortune.