Thisbe
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
She said they set out to tell the story of Luisa Calderon, the best-known of Picton's victims, as well as two other slaves - Present and Thisbe.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2022
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
Pearce Quigley is a nicely baleful Bottom and Christopher Logan an unleashed Thisbe.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 8, 2013
She was still far away for Thisbe to escape, but as she fled she dropped her cloak.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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