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Pyramus and Thisbe by Ovid

Pyramus and Thisbe by Ovid. Inspiration or Theft?. The Roman poet Ovid (43 BCE to ACE 17) wrote the story of Pyramus (the guy) and Thisbe (the girl). The protagonists are the children of feuding families who lives next door to each other. . Similarity to Romeo and Juliet?.

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Pyramus and Thisbe by Ovid

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  1. Pyramus and Thisbeby Ovid Inspiration or Theft?

  2. The Roman poet Ovid (43 BCE to ACE 17) wrote the story of Pyramus (the guy) and Thisbe (the girl). The protagonists are the children of feuding families who lives next door to each other. Similarity to Romeo and Juliet?

  3. They talk through a chink in the wall and fall in love. Similarity to Romeo and Juliet?

  4. They plan to meet in a grove of trees, but Thisbe gets there first and is attached by a lion. Bloody but alive, she faints. Pyramus arrives, thinks Thisbe is dead, and kills himself. Similarity to Romeo and Juliet?

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