vis comica, n.All

Vis comica (n.) springs ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠from one stubborn force meeting another: Sganarelle trying to be heard, and a philosopher who talks on like a machine, popping back like a jack-in-the-box.

Vis comica (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the most dangerous weapon, safe only in a hand whose pathos matches it; without that, indignation slides into declamation and turns comic itself.