Question

passage 1 from pyramus and thisbe a roman myth pyramus was the handsomest youth, and thisbe the fairest maiden, in all babylonia, where semiramis reigned. their parents occupied adjoining houses, and neighborhood brought the young people together, and acquaintance ripened into love. they would gladly have married, but their parents forbade. one thing, however, they could not forbid that love should glow with equal ardor in the bosoms of both. they conversed by signs and glances, and the fire burned more intensely for being covered up. in the wall that parted the two houses there was a crack, caused by some fault in the structure. no one had remarked it before, but the lovers discovered it. what will love not discover? it afforded a passage to the voice; and tender messages used to pass backward and forward through the gap. as they stood, pyramus on this side, thisbe on that, their breaths would mingle. “cruel wall,” they said, “why do you keep two lovers apart? but we will not be ungrateful. we owe you, we confess, the privilege of transmitting loving words to willing ears.” such words they uttered on different sides of the wall; and when night came and they must say farewell, they pressed their lips upon the wall, she on her side, he on his, as they could come no nearer. from bulfinchs mythology the age of fable passage 2 in the following excerpt of romeo and juliet, the scene takes place outside of juliets window. romeo wants to find juliet, and he hears her lament their situation. from romeo and juliet 10 select the correct answer the roman myth about pyramus and thisbe influenced shakespeares romeo and juliet. how are the passages similar? a. in both passages, the two young lovers are content with their situations. b. in both passages, the two young lovers are forced apart because of their families. c. in both passages, the two young lovers wish to change their family names. d. in both passages, the two young lovers pass messages to each other through a wall.

Explanation:

In the myth of Pyramus and Thisbe, their parents forbid their marriage and they are separated. In Romeo and Juliet, the feud between their families keeps them apart. Option A is wrong as they are not content. Option C - changing family names is not in both. Option D - only Pyramus and Thisbe pass messages through a wall.

Answer:

B. In both passages, the two young lovers are forced apart because of their families.