Question

read the excerpts from ovids \pyramus and thisbe\ and shakespeares romeo and juliet.
\pyramus and thisbe\

ow this same night
will see two lovers lose their lives: she was
the one more worthy of long life: its i
who bear the guilt for this. o my poor girl,
its i who led you to your death; i said
you were to reach this fearful place by night;
i let you be the first who would arrive.
o all you lions with your lairs beneath
this cliff, come now, and with your fierce jaws feast
upon my wretched guts! but cowards talk
as i do—longing for their death but not
prepared to act.\ at that he gathered up
the bloody tatters of his thisbes shawl
and set them underneath the shady tree
which statement best describes the similarity
between these excerpts?
○ both men place blame upon the women they love.
○ both men express hope that the women will
recover.
○ both men give dying tributes to the women they
love.
○ both men criticize society for denying them their
loves.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: In the "Pyramus and Thisbe" excerpt, Pyramus blames himself, not Thisbe, so this is incorrect.
• Option 2: Pyramus is in despair over Thisbe's (perceived) death and is not expressing hope for her recovery. Romeo also does not express hope for Juliet's recovery in similar excerpts. So this is incorrect.
• Option 3: Pyramus gives a dying tribute (expressing guilt, calling for lions to eat him, and handling Thisbe's shawl) to Thisbe. In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo also gives a dying tribute to Juliet (e.g., expressing his love and grief before his death). This matches.
• Option 4: The "Pyramus and Thisbe" excerpt focuses on Pyramus' guilt and grief, not criticizing society. Romeo and Juliet's conflict is more about family feud than society denying love in the same way. So this is incorrect.

Answer:

C. Both men give dying tributes to the women they love.