Read the passage.

excerpt from Act V, Scene 1, in A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

Shakespeare's version of Ovid's Pyramus and Thisbe myth

Pyramus
O grim-look’d night! O night with hue so black!
O night, which ever art when day is not!
O night, O night! alack, alack, alack,
I fear my Thisby’s promise is forgot!
And thou, O wall, O sweet, O lovely wall,
That stand’st between her father’s ground and mine!
Thou wall, O wall, O sweet and lovely wall,
Show me thy chink, to blink through with mine eyne!

1.) What effect does the wording, "O night, O night! alack, alack, alack!" have on the tone of Pyramus's speech?

A.) t makes Pyramus's anguished expression of love sound ridiculous.

B.) It makes the speech especially sad, and Pyramus appears pitiful.

C.) It creates a tone of fantasy, as if the events were not really occurring.

D.) It makes Pyramus's tone more objective, because he really is in a bad situation.

2.) Read the passage.

excerpt from Act V, Scene 1, in A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

Shakespeare's version of Ovid's Pyramus and Thisbe myth

Pyramus
O grim-look’d night! O night with hue so black!
O night, which ever art when day is not!
O night, O night! alack, alack, alack,
I fear my Thisby’s promise is forgot!
And thou, O wall, O sweet, O lovely wall,
That stand’st between her father’s ground and mine!
Thou wall, O wall, O sweet and lovely wall,
Show me thy chink, to blink through with mine eyne!

2.) In what way does Shakespeare remain true to Ovid's myth of Pyramus and Thisbe?

A.) in the mythological meaning

B.) in the characters' basic situation

C.) in the personification of the wall as human

D.) in the author's viewpoint on love

3.) Read the passage.

excerpt from Act V, Scene 1, in A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

Shakespeare's version of Ovid's Pyramus and Thisbe myth

Pyramus
O grim-look’d night! O night with hue so black!
O night, which ever art when day is not!
O night, O night! alack, alack, alack,
I fear my Thisby’s promise is forgot!
And thou, O wall, O sweet, O lovely wall,
That stand’st between her father’s ground and mine!
Thou wall, O wall, O sweet and lovely wall,
Show me thy chink, to blink through with mine eyne!

How does Shakespeare transform Ovid's myth of Pyramus and Thisbe?

A.) He changes the ending to a happy one.

B.) He makes Pyramus the hero of the tale.

C.) He adds the idea of the wall as an obstacle.

D.) He turns its seriousness into comedy.