Narrative Elements in “Pyramus and Thisbe”, from Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Question 11 • DBN LA 2-CR
Read the excerpt from Ovid’s "Pyramus and Thisbe".Lest each losethe other as they wandered separatelyacross the open fields, they were to meetat Ninus' tomb and hide beneath a treein darkness; for beside that tomb there stooda tall mulberry close to a cool spring,a tree well weighted down with snow-white berries.
Answer
A
the characters’ motivations
B
the setting of the meeting place
C
a theme of youthful passion
D
a plot complication
Explanation
The excerpt tells where Pyramus and Thisbe plan to meet: at Ninus’ tomb, beneath a mulberry tree near a cool spring. These details establish the setting of the meeting place. Although the passage mentions their plan, it does not focus on a complication or explain their motivations.
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