Question

Read the excerpt from Ovid’s "Pyramus and Thisbe".

Pyramus had left

a little later than his Thisbe had,
and he could see what surely were the tracks
of a wild beast left clearly on deep dust.
His face grew ashen. And when he had found
the bloodstained shawl, he cried: "Now this same night
will see two lovers lose their lives: she was
the one more worthy of long life: it's I
who bear the guilt for this.

Which statement best describes how the order of events creates tension?

Answer 1

Answer: Because Pyramus is late, he misunderstands Thisbe's situation

Explanation:

The statement that best describes how the order of events creates tension is that because Pyramus is late, he misunderstands Thisbe's situation.

In this scenario, when Pyramus saw the bloodstained shawl, he believed that the beast had killed his lover Thisbe but this wasn't the case. He believed that the lion already killed Thisbe. In this case, he was late and misunderstood Thisbe's situation.

Answer 2

Answer:

A : If Pyramus had left at the same time as Thisbe, he might have seen that she was not killed by the lion.

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