When a person says a mean thing to another, do they actually mean it?

well it would depend if they're joking around with the person but either way the mean comment can potentially hurt that person even if they didn't mean it. Is that what you were asking?

Sometimes

Explanation:

Sometimes people can be mean just because inside they are just dealing with their own emotions, and lash out at others. This is usually the case. In some few cases, the person saying something mean, actually means it.

in macbeth, banquo, who in real life had willing in the murder of king duncan, is portrayed as a loyal subject of the king himself. many analysts believe that shakespeare had done this in order to king james, who supposedly was a direct descendant of banquo himself.

hope this ! : )

the use supports it by making it seem like the dictators are not bad to the people when the truly are.