Question

directions: read the passage and answer the questions that follow. passage 1: pyramus and thisbe by ovid (translated by e.j. arnold) the following passage from a verse - translation of ovids the metamorphoses describes the myth of pyramus and thisbe. the story of these two lovers was an inspiration for many, including william shakespeares romeo and juliet. in this story, love is blind. 1. thisbe, the brightest of the eastern maids, and pyramus, the pride of all the youths, adjacent dwellings held, in that fair town, where walls of stone, as barriers were reared. by such, goddess of safety. their neighbouring homes, acquaintance first engraven; - prime step to further intimacy: love, in time, grew from cupids admonition; and they longed to join by lawful vows; but fierce, their parents, their strict families the union here had banned. with equal pride both their mouths refused, and both, and absent every watchful eye, by nods and signs they spoke; for close their love - compacts only light, - conceald from every face. select two sentences that describe how the author uses character perspective to create irony in passage 1. the narrator explains that thisbe dropped her robe while escaping the lion, but pyramus assumes that the lion killed thisbe. the narrator uses the gods and supernatural influences on the story to show that no matter what pyramus and thisbe do, they are destined to a tragic ending. the story reveals that the rules and guards that pyramus and thisbes families had put in place to keep them safe actually caused them to run into harms way. the story reveals that the love between pyramus and thisbe is not very different from the love that young people experience in cities today. the narrator uses lofty language and metaphors to create a tone that mocks pyramus and thisbe for their youthful love.

Explanation:

Character perspective involves how a character interprets events. The first - sentence shows Pyramus's misinterpretation of the situation (thinking the lion killed Thisbe based on the dropped robe), which creates irony as he doesn't know the full truth. This is an example of using character perspective for irony. The other sentences do not focus on character perspective to create irony.

Answer:

The narrator explains that Thisbe dropped her robe while escaping the lion, but Pyramus assumes that the lion killed Thisbe.