Pyramus and Thisbe Flashcards
1
Q
When Pyramus and Thisbe’s parents forbid them from meeting or speaking with each other, how are they able to continue comunicating?
A
There was a brick so they spoke through the hole.
2
Q
Why do Pyramus and Thisbe leave the city through different gates
A
so they don’t draw attention
3
Q
Where do they plan to meet?
A
a monument called Ninus’ tomb
4
Q
What causes Thisbe to run away and drop her scarf?
A
a lioness
5
Q
What does Pyramus find when he arrives at Ninus’ Tomb? What does he assume?
A
He sees the footprints of the lioness and a bloody cloak which makes him assume that the lioness got Thisbe.
6
Q
What does Thisbe find beneath the mulberry tree?
A
Her dead lover
7
Q
What two things happen after Pyramus and Thisbe die?
A
Their parents reconciled and they got buried together
