Question

and may you, mulberry, whose boughs now shade
one wretched body and will soon shade two,
forever bear these darkly colored fruits
as signs of our sad end, that men remember
the death we met together.\

romeo and juliet

gregory: say better; here comes one of my master’s kinsmen.

sampson: yes, better, sir.

abraham: you lie.

sampson: draw, if you be men.--gregory, remember thy swashing blow.

they fight.

enter benvolio.

benvolio: part, fools! put up your swords; you know not what you do.
beats down their swords.

how is the setting from ovid’s \pyramus and thisbe\ similar to romeo and juliet?

both take place in towns in
which violence is discouraged.

both take place in time periods
in which men carry weapons.

both take place in castles ruled
by unjust leaders.

both take place in servants’
quarters.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: In "Romeo and Juliet", violence (like the fight shown) is common, so "violence is discouraged" is wrong.
• Option 2: In "Pyramus and Thisbe", the setting has a time/place with weapons (similar to the sword - fight in "Romeo and Juliet" excerpt). This matches.
• Option 3: The excerpt from "Romeo and Juliet" doesn't show a castle with unjust leaders, and "Pyramus and Thisbe" also doesn't have this setting.
• Option 4: The "Romeo and Juliet" excerpt is not in servants' quarters, and "Pyramus and Thisbe" isn't either.

Answer:

B. Both take place in time periods in which men carry weapons.