Comparing Pyramus And Thisbe In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

The story of Pyramus and Thisbe reminds me a lot like the story of Romeo and Juliet. One of the biggest similarities is the young unstoppable love that both couples shared. Romeo and Juliet agreed to run away to be together, which in many ways is similar to what Pyramus and Thisbe planned to do. Pyramus and Thisbe agreed to meet in the woods so that they could be together. Another similarity in both stories is the disapproval of the parents. In Romeo and Juliet the families did not get along, this prevented Romeo and Juliet from being able to marry. Pyramus and Thisbe’s parents also forbid the relationship and because of this, they went behind their parent’s back, in secret. The outcome was another similarity, in Romeo and Juliet Romeo finds Juliet “dead” and then kills himself because he doe not want to live without her. Pyramus and Thisbe have an outcome much like Romeo and Juliet’s. When Pyramus goes out into the woods he finds Thisbe’s veil on the ground filled with the …show more content…
One of the differences were the duration of Pyramus and Thisbe’s relationship. Pyramus and Thisbe had known eacher since they were little and would deepen their relationship by signals and glances. Romeo and Juliet, on the other hand, did not know eachother as long and their decision to run away together could have been seen as sudden. Another difference could have been the family feuds. In Romeo and Juliet it is very apparent that their parents despised eachother and it was clear that the marriage would never happen. Although Pyramus and Thisbe’s parents also forbid the relationship they did not seem as forceful in forbidding the marriage. This makes me curious as to whether or not the outcome could have been changed for Pyramus and Thisbe. Even though there weren’t as many differences, the differnces are very important when understanding the two