Pyramus and Thisbe is a Roman Literature written by Ovid. It is a love story happened in Babylon with a tragic ending...

1. ROMAN LITERATURE:
Pyramus
and
Thisbe
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3. Ovid
(Publius Ovidius Naso)
• Ovid was a Roman poet whose work had great
influence because of its imagine interpretation of the
classical world and as an example of supreme
technical accomplishment. He was esteemed during
his time not only as entertaining but also as
instructive. He was a “golden author” whose works
were read in schools. His poetry is full of epigrams
and profound utterances. He also provides rich
material for authors and speakers. In the 15th, 16th,
and 17th centuries, it would be difficult to name a
poet or painter of note who was not in some way or
another indebted to him.
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5. Lovers from Babylon
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Queen Semiramis
- Queen of Babylon
Babylon

6. SEMANTIC WEB: Pyramus and Thisbe
In the houses so closed
together that one wall is
common to both. Pyramus
and Thisbe, growing up
thus side by side they
learned to love each other.
They longed to
marry but their
parents
forbade.
A little chink
-they were able to
whisper sweetly
back and forth
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Love, however,
cannot be forbidden.
“The more that
flame is covered up,
the hotter it burns”A day came when
they could endure no
longer. They decided
to slip away and
steal out through the
city into the open
country where at last
they could be
together in freedom.

7. Tomb of Ninus under
a tall mulberry tree
-meeting place
At last the sun
sank into the sea
and night came
across.
Thisbe was
the one who
came first…
The Lioness
- As she waits she
saw the lioness and
as she fled she
dropped her cloak.
Pyramus came
and he saw the
blooded-stained
shreds of the cloak
and thought that
Thisbe was dead…
“It is I who
killed you”
Pyramus
said.
He lifted up the trampled
dust what was left of the
cloak and kissing it again
and again and carried it to
the mulberry tree...
“Now, you shall
drink my blood
too” Pyramus
said..
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8. He draw his sword
and plunged it into
his side. The blood
spurted up over the
berries and dyed
them a dark red
Thisbe went
back to their
meeting place..
Thisbe saw
Pyramus,
bathed blood
and dying…
It is I, your
Thisbe, your
dearest
She flew to him
threw her arms
around him. She
kissed his cold lips
and begged him to
look at her.
At the sound of her
name he opened his
heavy eyes for one
look. Then death
closed them.
Thisbe understood all..
“Your own hand killed you and your love for me. I too can be brave. I too
can love. Only death would have had the power to separate us. It shall not
have that power now”
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9. She plunged into
her heart the sword
that was still wet
with his life’s
blood.
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TRAGIC ENDING…
The deep red fruit of
the mulberry is the
everlasting memorial
of these two lovers.

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