Read the excerpt from Ovid's "Pyramus and Thisbe"
Which statement best describes how the order of events
Pyramus had left
creates tension?
a little later than his 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 night
will see two lovers lose their lives: she was
Because Pyramus is late, he misunderstands
Thisbe's situation.
the one more worthy of long life: it's
who bear the guilt for this.
Because Pyramus is late, readers question his
devotion.