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
The script itself is lost, save for a few pages from the Pyramus and Thisbe section.
From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2021
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
Thisbe, although terrified of the lioness, was still more afraid to fail her lover.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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