If the comedy is being used to make fun of someone of something it could be taken the wrong way. It could be offensive to someone. If the comedy is spoken to offend someone or hurt their feelings then most people would react in an upset manner.
The neighbor has to be the antagonist, because the protagonist loved his dog very much and his neighbor killed his dog, the protagonist even called his neighbor evil, so I would go with C, the neighbor.
Odysseus' crew members divide up the sheep and ghastly a feast. They then offered up the prize ram to Zeus, but he did not accept it.
