Read the excerpt from Ovid's "Pyramus and Thisbe". Now the girl again seeks out the tree: though trembling still, she would not fail his tryst; with eyes and soul she looks for Pyramus; she wants to tell her lover how she had escaped such perils. She finds the place-the tree's familiar shape; but seeing all the berries' color changed, she is not sure. Ovid creates a tense situation, as Thisbe does not realize that

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10 October, 10:58

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Grant · Answer 1

Thisbe doesn't notice that Pyramus is slowly dying.

Areli · Answer 2

Ovid creates a tense situation as Thisbe does not realize that Pyramus is dying.