What are some of the differences and similarities (theme, plot, characters) between the story of Pyramus and Thisbe and the story of Romeo and Juliet?
2006-08-22 16:41:20 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
There are actually quite a few similarities between the two. Both couples were separated by family politics, but were able to get around them somehow (the crack in the wall for Pyramus and Thisbe; the masquerade and subsequent balcony scene for Romeo and Juliet) . They both agreed to marry in spite of their parents' disapproval, and both female leads attempted to contrive some way to be together with their lover in spite of their circumstances (Thisbe was scared away by a lioness with jaws dripping blood, and she left her shawl behind which the lioness chewed up; Juliet put herself into a death-like sleep in the hopes that she would escape her own impeding arranged marriage). However, everything went awry when the male leads thought that their beloved had been lost to them forever (Pyramus saw the shawl, and stabbed himself with this sword; Romeo saw Juliet in her deathlike sleep, and drank poison). The suicide of the male leads was soon after imitated by their female counterparts (Thisbe stabbed herself with Pyramus' sword; Juliet stabbed herself with Romeo's dagger).
In plot and, to a certain extent, theme, there really isn't much difference between the story of Pyramus and Thisbe and Romeo and Juliet - it is even possible to assume that Shakespeare derived inspiration for Romeo and Juliet from the story of Pyramus and Thisbe (Pyramus and Thisbe is a story of Roman origins). Shakespeare only added more characters to the story, emphasized the family rivalries, and set his story in Verona.
2006-08-22 22:41:12 · answer #1 · answered by sleepwalkingdreamer 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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What are some of the differences and similarities between the stories of Pyramus & Thisbe and Romeo & Juliet?
What are some of the differences and similarities (theme, plot, characters) between the story of Pyramus and Thisbe and the story of Romeo and Juliet?
2015-08-08 05:08:48 · answer #2 · answered by Ninon 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Pyramus and Thisbe, who were neighbors, were planning on eloping, but Romeo and Juliet actually got married. They both had families that didn't like each other. Thisbe goes out with the plan first to mean by the tomb, but a lion scares her away, and Pyramus thinks the lion ate her. Pyramus, like Romeo, falsely believes his love is dead. Pyramus dies by his sword (Romeo did poison). Thisbe comes back, and she stabs herself with the same sword (Juliet used a dagger, which also belonged to her lover.) In Pyramus and Thisbe, there is an explanation of why mulberries are red: it's because of the blood. Shakespeare didn't use his story to explain an occurrence in nature.
Check out a Mid Summer Night's Dream. They do the play Pyramus and Thisbe during it!
2006-08-22 19:16:17 · answer #3 · answered by Mrs. Pears 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
they both love each other
they both had families that hate each other
pyramus was killed using a potion while romeo by a sword
romeo and juliet were married while pyramus and thisbe weren t
2016-03-05 23:53:38 · answer #4 · answered by Abdulrahmanalharmoudi 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
For one, Romeo and Juliet more drama
2016-03-20 01:25:36 · answer #5 · answered by Pamela 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Differnces: One is set in Venice I think (raj), one is funny (amsnd)
Similarities: People die, they are both by Shakespear (I can't spell his name), you have to read both in high school, and they aree both BORING!
We're doing a Midsummer nights Dream for our school play this year...
Anything I missed? Proberly did knowing me...
2006-08-22 18:06:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
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2006-08-24 10:51:11 · answer #7 · answered by mickey999 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋