How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Beauty and the Beast.
Quote #4
MAURICE: No, please, spare my daughter!
BEAST: She's no longer your concern.
Once again, the Beast divides his community into insiders and outsiders. Belle is "in," and Maurice is "out." This is a big part of his attitude that really needs adjusting.
Quote #5
LEFOU: There's no man in town as admired as you / You're everyone's favorite guy!
Just so we're clear, the townsfolk think Gaston is a paragon of virtue and sit in total envy of his perceived awesome-osity. Not exactly a foundation for righteous values in this little town.
Quote #6
TOWNSPEOPLE: We don't like
What we don't understand
In fact, it scares us
And this monster is mysterious at least.
These lyrics lay out what's usually behind senseless hatred: ignorance. Gaston uses it to unify the townspeople against the Beast, who's viewed as "not our kind." A sign that community spirit can be a bad thing as well as a good thing.