Select the correct definition of the word derided based on the context of the following line from james joyce’s “araby.”

gazing up into the darkness i saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity

rebuked

mocked

saddened

motivated

Enter nurse and peter. mercutio: a sail, a sail! benvolio: two, two; a shirt and a smock. nurse: peter! peter: anon! nurse: my fan, peter. mercutio: good peter, to hide her face; for her fan’s the fairer face. which is true about the scene? mercutio uses a pun to complain about his clothing. mercutio uses puns to make fun of nurse’s appearance. nurse uses puns to request her fan from peter. nurse uses puns to mock benvolio and mercutio.