Read the excerpt from Ovid's "Pyramus and Thisbe"
Which statement best describes how the order of
Pyramus had left
events creates tension?
a little later than Ilis Thisbe had,
Because Pyramus does not see the beast, readers
and he could see what surely were the tracks
fear confrontation.
of a wild beast left clearly on deep dust.
Because Pyramus does not see the beast, he
His face grew ashen. And when he had found
believes he is lost.
the bloodstained shawl, he cried: "Now this same
Because Pyramus is late, he misunderstands
night
Thisbe's situation.
will see two lovers lose their lives: she was
the one more worthy of long life: it's l
Because Pyramus is late, readers question his
who bear the guilt for this.
devotion.
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