Pyramus and Thisbe

American  

[pir-uh-muhs uhnd thiz-bee] / ˈpɪr ə məs ənd ˈθɪz bi /

plural noun

Classical Mythology.

1. two young lovers of Babylon who, in defiance of their parents, held clandestine conversations through a crack in a wall. On believing Thisbe dead, Pyramus killed himself. When Thisbe discovered his body, she took her own life.

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Pyramus and Thisbe British  

/ ˈpɪrəməs-, -ˈθɪzbɪ /

noun

1. (in Greek legend) two lovers of Babylon: Pyramus, wrongly supposing Thisbe to be dead, killed himself and she, encountering him in his death throes, did the same

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Pyramus and Thisbe

A good deal of the acting of the students within the play recalls the rude mechanicals in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” bumbling through the tale of Pyramus and Thisbe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2024

The script itself is lost, save for a few pages from the Pyramus and Thisbe section.

From New York Times ● Jan. 7, 2021

It’s the spirit of Pyramus and Thisbe from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” transferred to the shores of Africa.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 24, 2019

For all the proliferation of sight gags, Krymov follows the Pyramus and Thisbe story closely and invests it with real feeling.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 15, 2012

An equally loving and unfortunate pair were Pyramus and Thisbe.

From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline) Guerber

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