Read & answer the questions that follow.
Pyramus and Thisbe
by Edwand Rivers
As told by the
Ovid, This story is similar to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
It takes place in
ancient Babylon, where these two children grew up in a one-room house that was
connected to the other. Over the years, they fell in love with each other, but
could only talk through a hole in their wall because their parents refused them
to see each other.
Finally, Pyramus
got fed up with his parents and so did Thisbe. They decided to run off one
night and elope. Pyramus gave Thisbe the location of the place they would meet,
and they agreed.
Thisbe was the
first to arrive at the first Mulberry bush outside of the city, but as she was
waiting, a lioness walked by with her jaws covered in blood from a previous
kill that day. Thisbe, frightened at her sight, ran non-stop to the nearest
cave. Soon after, Pyramus walked by and saw a cloak, his love gift to her,
covered in blood and torn to pieces with the footprints of the lioness left
behind. He immediately thought that his only love had been killed by a hungry
lion, and unsheathed his sword (her love gift to him), letting the cold, hard
steel pierce his broken heart. Thisbe, bringing courage to her heart, ran back
and found her only love lying on the ground next to the blood-covered Mulberry
bush with his sword impaling his chest.
She gasped in
horror as she asked the still breathing Pyramus what happened. Barely able to
stay awake, he told her what happened and she cried in sorrow. She took
Pyramus' blood-stained sword and asked him to wait for her while she brought
the blade into her own soft flesh. Thus they died together, in love and peace.
This is why the
berries on the Mulberry bush are red, instead of their original white, in
commemoration of the two young lovers and their great sacrifice.
1. What is the conflict in this myth?
2. What
does this myth sound like (hint: think play)…?
1. Pyramus believes that the girl he loves has been killed by a lion. Rather than living without her, he chooses to try to join her in death. Because she was actually just hiding from the lion, she comes back and sees him dying so she stabs herself.
ReplyDelete2. You said the answer to this in the first few sentences. Romeo and Juliet.
1. the conflict is that they aren't able to see each other, because their families forbid it.
ReplyDelete2. Romeo and Juliet
The conflict is the two can never see each other and when they do they both end up dead. LOL. It is a short Romeo and Juliet short.
ReplyDelete1. The conflict is that pyramus thinks that the girl got killed but she really was running a way from the lion and ran into the cave, so he wanted to die with her and he stabbed himself.
ReplyDelete2. Romeo and Juliet
The conflict is when the lioness comes and scares her away, then when he comes he sees her bloody cloak and thinks that she is dead so he kills himself.
ReplyDeleteRomeo and Juliet
The conflict in this myth was when the lion came into the story. This sounds like a myth because the reason that the mulberry bush couldnt be red just because of this myth.
ReplyDeleteThe conflict in this myth is that Pyramus thought Thisbe was killed by the lion, this led to a snowball of more conflict.
ReplyDeleteThis myth sounds a lot like the play of Romeo and Juliet.
1) What is the conflict in this myth?
ReplyDelete-The young couple is unable to see each other because their parents are forcing them apart
2) What does this myth sound like (hint: think play)..?
-Romeo and Juliet
1.) The conflict in this myth is that they fell in love but they cannot have each other.
ReplyDelete2.) This myth sounds like Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.
The conflict is the two can't see each other because their families forbid it, and it Romeo and Juliet.
ReplyDelete1. They are in love but can't be with each other and both end up dead.
ReplyDelete2. Romeo and Juliet
1. Pyramus thought that Thisbe was killed by the lion so he killed him self but actually Thisbe was just hiding. So when she saw Pyramus on the ground she also killed herself.
ReplyDelete2. Romeo and Juliet
The conflict is that they wanted to see each other but weren't allowed. This myth sounds a lot like Romeo and Juliet.
ReplyDelete1.) The conflict is that Pyramus and Thisbe are not allowed to see each other but when they attempt to it leads to both of their deaths.
ReplyDelete2.) Romeo and Juliet
The conflict is that the two characters love each other, but can't be together. This myth sounds like Romeo and Juliet.
ReplyDeleteThis myth sounds like the play Romeo and Juliet. The conflict in this myth is that Pyramus and Thisbe wanted to see each other but their parents refused to let them.
ReplyDelete1. They love each other but their parents keep them separated.
ReplyDelete2. Romeo and Juliet
The conflict is that the two characters love each other but cannot be together. Their attempt then leads to their death together. This reminds me of Romeo and Juliet.
ReplyDeleteThe conflict was that they loved each other a lot although, they weren't allowed to see each other so they ran off. This sounds a lot like Romeo and Juliet.
ReplyDeleteThe conflict is forbidden love. They can't love each other, but they did anyway. The myth sounds like Romeo and Juliet.
ReplyDeletePyramus believes that his love, Thisbe was killed by a lioness. Because of this, he decides to kill himself with the sword Thisbe gave him. This myth sounds like Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
ReplyDeleteThe conflict was that Pyramus and Thisbe love each other but they are not allowed to see each other. This then leads to them both dying in the end. The story reminds me of Romeo and the story of Romeo and Juliet.
ReplyDeleteThe conflict is the two characters are in love, but are unable to be together because of there parents. The myth sounds like Romeo and Juliet because they both killed each other.
ReplyDeleteThey had too much love for each other. This could be Romeo and juliet or Gnome or Juliet..
ReplyDelete1)The conflict is that the two lovers can never be together whether it be their parents forbidding them or themselves.
ReplyDelete2) Romeo and Juliet
The conflict is the forbidden love or the two caracters, the myth sounds like Romeo and Juliet.
ReplyDeletethe conflict in the myth is that they can't see each other, for a small period of time and they both killed themselves. This myth is a lot like Romeo and Juliet
ReplyDeleteThe conflict in this myth is that Thisbe and Pyramus are in love but are not able to be together.
ReplyDeleteThe myth is similar to the play Romeo and Juliet.
1. Thisbe and Pyramus love each other, but are kept apart by their parents who don't want them together.
ReplyDelete2. This myth sounds like the play Romeo and Juliet
The problem in this myth is that Pyramus thought Thisbe was killed by the lion, this led to more and more conflict.
ReplyDeleteThis myth sounds a lot like the play of Romeo and Juliet.
The conflict was the lion. The myth is similar to Romeo and Juliet
ReplyDeleteconflict with people in love. like romeo and juliet
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