Pyramus and Thisbe and Romeo and Juliet are two tragic romance stories that are comparable in many ways. The similar concepts and elements reflected in the two works portray themes of love and tragedy, while also expressing the same types of characters and events. The works of the two writers, Ovid and Shakespeare, were written in completely different time periods, but are remarkably comparable in the senses of character purpose, elements, theme, and events. The tragic ending of both stories is suicide, Both pairs of star-crossed lovers make the impulsive decision to take their lives as a result of tragic events and mislead information. In the Prologue of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare states, “A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life,”(Romeo and Juliet Prologue line 6). In Pyramus and Thisbe, Ovid says, “The death of two young lovers was the cause,”(947). Pyramus and Romeo both commit suicide under false pretenses and this ultimately results in Thisbe and Juliet also committing suicide. In Romeo …show more content…
In Pyramus and Thisbe, Ovid says, "They longed to marry, but their parents forbade. Love, however, cannot be forbidden," (947). In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare writes, “My only love sprung from my only hate!/Too early seen unknown, and known too late!/Prodigious birth of love it is to me,/That I must love a loathed enemy," (1.5.138-141). The parents of the two teens did not support the relationship and didn't want them to be together. In Romeo and Juliet, the hatred between their families kept them from seeing each other. Lord and Lady Capulet wanted Juliet to marry Paris, but she was in love with and married to Romeo. In Pyramus and Thisbe, their parents did not want them to be together and wouldn't let them see each other. The classic forbidden love element was very much included in these two timeless tales and was represented in these families’
In the two stories The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet and Pyramus and Thisby they both were star-crossed lovers and made their own choices throughout the stories. For example they chose to love each other even though they knew it wouldn't end well. Personal choices affect the characters more than destiny because they decided to get married and they killed themselves.
To start off we’ll go to the end. In both The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet and Pyramus and Thisbe the two lovers put themselves into a dangerous situation and certain evidence had made them believe that the other had died. In Pyramus and Thisbe everything was going smoothly until it went terribly wrong and the poor communication
Ovid's story of Pyramus and Thisbe came out a little before Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Many believe because of the similarities in plot, Shakespeare's sources or influences for his story could have came from 'Pyramus and Thisbe'. In the stories, there are many similarities as there are differences.
Ovid’s Pyramus & Thisbe, and William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet are both stories about ill-fated love. With each story we can see that there is a tragic couple, the female, Thisbe represents Juliet, while the male, Pyramus represents Romeo, vise versa for each. In Pyramus & Thisbe, the two lovers communicate through the small chink in the wall. In Romeo & Juliet, the two lovers communicate through the Nurse by sending messages back and forth. In Romeo & Juliet, the meeting place is Friar Lawrence’s Cell, this represents the Tomb of Ninus in Pyramus & Thisbe, which is where they met up. Lastly, the deceiver in both stories is the main reason the tragedies happened.
Stories often have similar plots, characters, and motifs spread over time. For instance, Ovid in his book, “The Metamorphoses”, wrote about two lovers who take their lives for each other. This story was called “Pyramus and Thisbe” Similarly, Shakespeare, 1,587 years later wrote a similar, yet more modern story in the form of a play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Therefore, The similarities between Ovid's "Pyramus and Thisbe" and Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet are apparent in the elements of plot, conflict, and characterization.
Last but not least, in both texts of Romeo and Juliet and Pyramus and Thisbe, they are very similar as they both end with terrible, terrible tragedies. Both these readings are known for being tragedies, which make them both so memorable. In Romeo and Juliet, Act V Scene III lines 307-310 the Prince says these concluding words, “Go hence, to have more talk of these sad things; some shall be pardoned, and some punished; for never was there a story of more woe, than this od Juliet and her Romeo.” That itself sums up that it is one of the greatest tragedies known to man. The same ending through misunderstandings leads to Pyramus and
Let’s be honest people don’t fall in love overnight and even if they do that doesn’t mean that you should get married the next day and kill yourselves over it. Were these two lovesick people the reason of their own deaths? They did make there own decision to kill themselves that night, “What’s here? A cup, closed in my true love’s hand?/Poison, I see, hath been his timeless end.—/O churl, drunk all, and left no friendly drop/To help me after? I will kiss thy lips./Haply some poison yet doth hang on them,/To make me die with a restorative.”(V.III.173-180).Juliet could have lived a long and happy life. She had other option other than marrying County Paris she could have ran away to start a new life without her parents controlling her every move. Romeo could have done the same, once he went to see the body he could have said his vows gave her a kiss and moved on with his life. It did not need to end his way, it may have seemed like all hope was lost once the other had died but life moves on and things get better. So maybe Romeo and Juliet made there own choices the night they killed themselves. They had many other options but they decided that they could not live without each other and being dead would be better than anything lie could have gave them. So Romeo and Juliet played a humongous part in their own
The two stories The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet and Pyramus and Thisby there are many similarities and differences. For example, they are both love stories. Which is a similarity. A example of a difference is Pyramus and Thisby never got to meet each other before their fate. Throughout the stories there are many more examples of similarities and differences.
The literature genius William Shakespeare concocted two great stories which are very much different stories, but have intertwined themes and personalities. These two stories are the romantic play of Romeo and Juliet and the story about the descent to madness, Macbeth. Both of these fantastic plays have overlying arches about loyalty, love, and power. Furthermore, both of these plays have glaring differences such as the wildly different character dynamics.
The story Pyramus and Thisbe had many similarities and differences to the story The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. To start, Pyramus and Thisbe, written by Ovid, was about how the two lovers could not be together because of a literal wall created by their feuding families. Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, showed two children that wanted to be together, even though their parents refused to let them because of their feud. As you can see, the two stories have many similarities, but also a few differences. The characters of the two stories are love struck and will do anything to be with the other.
In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Shakespeare takes a romantic story of two star-crossed lovers, willing to go to the end of the Earth for each other, and turns their tale into one of the greatest tragedies of the modern era, filled with despair, devastation, and death. Whether Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy or romance is a disputed topic amongst historians and critics because there is evidence that suggests the play falls into both genres. Romeo and Juliet can be viewed as a tragedy because the main characters do not achieve their fundamental goal and instead, fall from the grand station they once held. Additionally, Romeo and Juliet can be considered a tragedy because a pair of innocent lovers die young due to a
Romeo's and Juliet's families are feuding. Because of these feuds, their own parents will not allow the lovers to see each other. In the a differnet way Hermia is not allowed to marry Lysander. Hermia's father Egeus says to Theseus, Duke of Athens,
Some of the greatest writers of all time actually found the start of their best ideas and works from other artists. William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, for example, used the same archetype that the Greek writer Ovid used in his short story, “Pyramus and Thisbe.” In each story, two star-crossed lovers meet against the will of their parents, which soon leads to the pair’s demise. However, more than just the archetypical plot is shared between these two masterpieces. The tragedies of Romeo and Juliet and “Pyramus and Thisbe” both have their own representations of lack of communication, misinterpretation, and impassable obstacles for crucial information.
Frist of all, forbidden Loves can be caused by many different issues. For example, forbidden love can be caused by differences in race, religion, social standing, gender preference, or in the case of Romeo and Juliet, family feuding. As a result, people, especially teens,
Lao Tzu once stated, “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage”. This quote is saying being loved by someone makes you stronger and loving someone makes you confident. In the play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, the author shows the readers how people would do anything for love. Additionally, In the myth Pyramus and Thisbe, by Ovid, the reader is introduced to two people that love each other very much and would die for eachother. This myth of Pyramus and Thisbe and their love for eachother. These two lovers were separated by a wall, but the wall had a crack in it and they were able to talk to each other. They make a secret plan to see each other and when Pyramus get there