Pyramus and Thisbe

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Pyramus and Thisbe
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Lovers from Babylon

• Founded by Queen Semiramis after she killed her
  husband, Kind Ninus.
• Surrounded by brick wall and was a wonder of the
  world.

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Forbade to see each other

• Neighbors that found a crack in the wall to talk
  through.

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Meet by Ninus Tomb

• Thisbe is frightened by a lion and hides in a
  cave.

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Tragic Ending

• Pyramus finds Thisbes bloody scarf
• assumes she is dead and kills himself. Thisbe
  returns to find him dead
• so she kills herself.

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Mulberry

• Stained from Pyramus blood and changed from
  white to red.

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Adaptations

• Midsummer Nights Dream
• Romeo and Juliet
• West Side Story

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Beatles Adaptation

• Video - The Beatles Pyramus and Thisbe