Read the excerpt from Ovid's "Pyramus and Thisbe".
Which statement best describes how the order of
Pyramus had left
events creates tension?
a little later than his Thisbe had.
• Because Pyramus does not see the beast, readers
and he could see what surely were the tracks
fear confrontation.
of a wild beast left clearly on deep dust.
• Because Pyramus does not see the beast, he
His face grew ashen. And when he had found
believes he is lost.
the bloodstained shawl, he cried: "Now this same night
will see two lovers lose their lives: she was
O Because Pyramus is late, he misunderstands
the one more worthy of long life: it's
Thisbe's situation.
who bear the guilt for this.
• Because Pyramus is late, readers question his
devotion.