Metamorphoses · Character
Pyramus
A Babylonian youth who arranges a midnight meeting with Thisbe, arrives first, and mistakes a lioness's bloody trail for his lover's death.
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Also known as young Pyramus
First appearance: Story of Pyramus and Thisbe
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Pyramus loves Thisbe across a family feud, whispering through a crack in the wall that separates their houses until they agree to meet beneath a mulberry tree. When he finds a lioness's torn veil and pawprints in the…
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- Other
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- Tragic lovers and unfulfilled desire
- Transformation through desire and violence
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This is the story's dramatic climax because it presents the emotional and psychological peak of Telethusa’s de…
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