Read the excerpt from Ovid’s "Pyramus and Thisbe".Theirs did—indeed they wanted to be wed, but marriage was forbidden by their parents; yet there's one thing that parents can't prevent: the flame of love that burned in both of them.

The excerpt introduces the idea that love can persist despite obstacles—in this case, the parents’ ban on marriage. That central idea is a theme, so the passage is an introduction of theme. It does not mainly describe where the story takes place or develop Thisbe’s character.

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