Romeo And Juliet And Pyramus Comparison
In the olden era, there existed two love stories that turn into agonizing tragedies. In the novels Pyramus and Thisbe and The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet there are many traits and events that are similar and different. In the beginning of both the stories, Romeo and Juliet, Pyramus and Thisbe, they both fell in love with each other. Then towards the end of both the stories their love stories revolved into tragedies. The two stories, then discontinued with deaths and both the characters decided that committing suicide was the best response.
There are many similarities amidst the stories Pyramus and Thisbe and The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. A substantial example of a similarity between these two stories is that in both stories, the primary characters were in love. In Pyramus and Thisbe, this can be encountered when Thisbe says, “...’and your love for me. I too can be brave. I too can love. Only death …show more content…
To commence with, within the story Pyramus and Thisbe, they lived directly next to each other and communicated through a wall to each other. “Semiramis, in houses so close together that one wall was common to both” (Ovid 488). In Romeo and Juliet, the Capulets and the Montagues lived on the opposing side of the town. “My master is the great rich Capulet; and if you be not of the house of Montagues, I pray come and crush a cup of wine” (Shakespeare 385). Another example of a difference is that when Romeo and Pyramus killed themselves, they performed it in two disparate ways. For instance, Pyramus killed himself by impaling himself with a dagger. “He drew his sword and plunged it into his side” (Ovid 489). While Romeo killed himself by consuming a poison that an apothecary gave him. “Here’s to my love! [Drinks.] O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die” (Shakespeare 473). These were just a few quotes and examples of the deviations between the two
There are many similarities amidst the stories Pyramus and Thisbe and The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. A substantial example of a similarity between these two stories is that in both stories, the primary characters were in love. In Pyramus and Thisbe, this can be encountered when Thisbe says, “...’and your love for me. I too can be brave. I too can love. Only death …show more content…
To commence with, within the story Pyramus and Thisbe, they lived directly next to each other and communicated through a wall to each other. “Semiramis, in houses so close together that one wall was common to both” (Ovid 488). In Romeo and Juliet, the Capulets and the Montagues lived on the opposing side of the town. “My master is the great rich Capulet; and if you be not of the house of Montagues, I pray come and crush a cup of wine” (Shakespeare 385). Another example of a difference is that when Romeo and Pyramus killed themselves, they performed it in two disparate ways. For instance, Pyramus killed himself by impaling himself with a dagger. “He drew his sword and plunged it into his side” (Ovid 489). While Romeo killed himself by consuming a poison that an apothecary gave him. “Here’s to my love! [Drinks.] O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die” (Shakespeare 473). These were just a few quotes and examples of the deviations between the two