Cliche romance tales have been around for centuries, portraying life lessons and providing entertainment for the public. Two tales stand out above the rest, the stories of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare and Pyramus and Thisbe by Ovid are excessively akin, by the thought that their love was doomed by fate from the start. Nevertheless the stories have vast differences, such as the details about the length of time that the young, naive couples knew each other.
Both young couples, cursed with the destiny that their love would die, in one way or another. “A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life” (Shakespeare 377). “The death of two young lovers was the cause” (Ovid 487). Romeo with Juliet, and Pyramus with Thisbe
Both young couples, cursed with the destiny that their love would die, in one way or another. “A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life” (Shakespeare 377). “The death of two young lovers was the cause” (Ovid 487). Romeo with Juliet, and Pyramus with Thisbe