Question

Read the excerpt from Ovid’s "Pyramus and Thisbe".

Answer 1

Answer: Pyramus’s quick action hurries the plot to his tragic death.

In this excerpt, we learn of the tragic confusion of Pyramus and Thisbe. As they were in love, but were forbidden to marry, the two lovers had decided to escape together. However, as Thisbe was waiting for Pyramus, she saw a lioness. She ran away, but left her veil behind. When Pyramus arrived, he believed Thisbe to be dead, so he decided to kill himself. The quick pace of the excerpt hurries the plot to Pyramus's tragic death.

Answer 2

Pyramus’s quick action hurries the plot to his tragic death.