Question

In your own words, what is pyramus and thisbe about ?

Answer 1

Answer:

"Pyramus and Thisbe" is about forbidden love.

Explanation:

Pyramus and Thisbe were two young Babylonians who fell in love. However, their families did not see each other with good eyes and did not approve of their romance, forbidding them to see and talk. However, the two lived in neighboring houses and continued to communicate through a wall that separated their houses. The young people were living a forbidden love and it would only be possible to be together if they ran away from their parents. They agreed to flee during the night and were supposed to be near a white moray.

Thisbe was the first to arrive at the place, but was startled by the presence of a lioness with a bloody mouth. In fear, Thisbe ran to hide, but dropped the veil she wore on her head. The lioness saw the veil and tore it, staining it completely with blood.

Pyramus arrived at the scene shortly after, and when he saw the lioness tearing the veil, he thought Thisbe had been devoured by the animal. At that moment, he was extremely sad and full of remorse, picking up his sword and hitting his own heart. Seeing his beloved dead, Thisbe decided that she should die too, using the same sword to end her life.