Title: "Pyramus & Thisbe"
Author: Ovid
Nationality: Roman
Genre: Myth
Characters: Pyramus,Thisbe
LITERARY TERMS
Setting: Brick walled city
Theme: a)Love can sometimes cause pain and sorrow
b)
External Conflict:Parents don't approve of their relationship; children go against their wishes to be together
Dramatic Irony: a) we know Thisbe is alive; Pyramus thinks the lion has killed her
Symbols: a) the wall- conflict with parents,
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