In both “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, and Pyramus and Thisbe retold by Edith Hamilton, the events characters experienced were based solely on their own personal choices.
In Pyramus and Thisbe, they had known each other their entire lives, and they had fallen in love with each other. So much so that they had made plans to be together. It is stated that “They decided that that very night they would try to slip away…” (Hamilton 488). As shown, these were plans that they had made personally, and it was not destiny. Also, suicide is your own personal choice. Although it could be something that you think is the only solution, it never is, making it your own choice. Both Pyramus and Thisbe had committed suicide over their
In Pyramus and Thisbe, they had known each other their entire lives, and they had fallen in love with each other. So much so that they had made plans to be together. It is stated that “They decided that that very night they would try to slip away…” (Hamilton 488). As shown, these were plans that they had made personally, and it was not destiny. Also, suicide is your own personal choice. Although it could be something that you think is the only solution, it never is, making it your own choice. Both Pyramus and Thisbe had committed suicide over their