When people are inspired they create some of the best works. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare features two lovers that want to be together, but their old lives couldn't fit together. Pyramus and Thisbe written by Ovid follow the same archetype and both stories have symbols that can overlap. Furthermore, the stories, share a common ending, the lovers taking their own lives. The misunderstandings that the characters face in trying to make their admiration for each other face a blunt end. The story and play have metaphors that can cross over as they follow the course of events; it shows that even the best intentions of love can have dire consequences. One thing that both stories share is the split between the parents. Ovid integrates how Pyramus and Thisbe can’t see each other, but their hidden love grows stronger. The only thing that separates them is a wall and their parents. Ovid wrote, "...in houses so close together that one wall was common to both". (947) Since the two stories, share the same archetype Shakespeare follows with the family grudge. It draws a line between Romeo and …show more content…
She ran away because a lioness scared her, leaving behind her cloak. After the Lioness messed with the cloak a little time later Pyramus found it. He killed himself thinking the girl that he loved is dead. Ovid wrote, "His heart beats faster. As he approached the stream, his fears were confirmed upon seeing Thisbe’s veil torn and bloodstained. Unable to find Thisbe and fearing that she was dead, Pyramus was unable to contain his sorrow. He drew his sword and plunged it deeply into his side." (948) Romeo was stricken with the same fate as Pyramus. He finds the tomb and his love sleeps peacefully, but he is fooled thinking she has met her end. "Come, bitter conduct, come, unsavoury guide. Thou desperate pilot, now at once run