meet the lovers
These two lived in houses right next to each other in Babylon.
Who are Pyramus and Thisbe?
The physical barrier that kept Pyramus and Thisbe from being together.
What is the wall between their houses?
This animal frightened Thisbe, causing her to flee.
What is a lioness?
The original color of the berries on the tree.
What is white?
This young woman was known for her beauty and grace
Who is Thisbe?
This small feature in the wall allowed them to whisper sweet nothings
What is a crack or hole?
Thisbe lost this item when she ran from the animal.
What is her veil?
The color the berries turned after Pyramus's blood stained them.
What is red?
This young man was handsome and brave.
Who is Pyramus?
This is what the lovers planned to do to escape their families.
What is to run away together?
Pyramus found this item, leading him to believe Thisbe was dead.
What is Thisbe's veil?
These are the trees that produced the fruit.
What are mulberry trees?
The families of Pyramus and Thisbe were known for this towards each other, which kept the two apart.
What is their hatred of each other?
This location was the meeting place the lovers set.
What is Ninus's tomb?
Pyramus did this to himself, believing he was the cause of Thisbe's demise.
What is to kill himself?
This is a literary device that uses an object to represent something else. In this case, the fruit represents their love.
What is symbolism?
The city in which Pyramus and Thisbe lived.
What is Babylon?
The tree that the lovers chose as their meeting place.
What is a mulberry tree?
Thisbe returned to find Pyramus in this state.
What is dead?
Due to the fruit's color, this is what the fruit trees now symbolize.
What is death?