Romeo And Juliet Compare And Contrast Essay
Did you know that Romeo and Juliet was based off a love story called Pyramus and Thisbe by Ovid? They have many similarities. Romeo and Juliet is a larger, more detailed version of Pyramus and Thisbe. There are many reasons why they are alike. The reasons Romeo and Juliet and Pyramus and Thisbe are alike is because of their similarities such as suicide, fatal misunderstanding, and lioness and Paris. First of all, in both Romeo and Juliet and Pyramus and Thisbe, they both ended up committing suicide. Pyramus killed himself because he thought Thisbe was dead, and in Romeo and Juliet, Romeo committed suicide because he thought Juliet was dead. Then when Thisbe came back she saw Pyramus lying dead on the ground, so she killed herself as well.
The same happened in Romeo and Juliet. Juliet unsheathes Romeo’s dagger and, saying, “O happy dagger, / This is thy sheath.” (5.3.8) Then she kills herself. So, in the end, they both killed themselves because of their lover’s death and the thought of there lovers death. Secondly, In the two stories, Romeo & Juliet and Pyramus & Thisbe, there is a fatal misunderstanding. If Romeo or Pyramus would've taken a moment to think with logic instead of following their heart blindly they could've realized everything isn't as it seems. In Pyramus and Thisbe, it states that "He [Pyramus] never doubted that he knew all. Thisbe was dead" (Ovid 948) Except he didn't know all, just as Romeo didn’t. Finally, In Pyramus and Thisbe, the Lioness is pictured after a kill, she doesn't know how she's going to affect the kids. The lioness continues about her day not knowing that her picking up the cloak caused the death of the two lovers. Her obliviousness can be compared to Paris'. All he wanted to do was marry Juliet, he didn't know what he was coming into and how his actions resulted in the death of the star-crossed lovers. "That she doth give her sorrow so much sway,/ And in his wisdom hastes our marriage,/To stop the inundation of her tears:/Which, too much minded by herself alone…”(4.1.1) In conclusion, this is how Romeo and Juliet is based on Pyramus and Thisbe. The two stories, Romeo and Juliet and Pyramus and Thisbe, are very similar. Some of their similarities include suicide, fatal misunderstanding, and lioness and Paris. As you can see, they can compare and contrast to each other really well. This how these two stories are related.
The same happened in Romeo and Juliet. Juliet unsheathes Romeo’s dagger and, saying, “O happy dagger, / This is thy sheath.” (5.3.8) Then she kills herself. So, in the end, they both killed themselves because of their lover’s death and the thought of there lovers death. Secondly, In the two stories, Romeo & Juliet and Pyramus & Thisbe, there is a fatal misunderstanding. If Romeo or Pyramus would've taken a moment to think with logic instead of following their heart blindly they could've realized everything isn't as it seems. In Pyramus and Thisbe, it states that "He [Pyramus] never doubted that he knew all. Thisbe was dead" (Ovid 948) Except he didn't know all, just as Romeo didn’t. Finally, In Pyramus and Thisbe, the Lioness is pictured after a kill, she doesn't know how she's going to affect the kids. The lioness continues about her day not knowing that her picking up the cloak caused the death of the two lovers. Her obliviousness can be compared to Paris'. All he wanted to do was marry Juliet, he didn't know what he was coming into and how his actions resulted in the death of the star-crossed lovers. "That she doth give her sorrow so much sway,/ And in his wisdom hastes our marriage,/To stop the inundation of her tears:/Which, too much minded by herself alone…”(4.1.1) In conclusion, this is how Romeo and Juliet is based on Pyramus and Thisbe. The two stories, Romeo and Juliet and Pyramus and Thisbe, are very similar. Some of their similarities include suicide, fatal misunderstanding, and lioness and Paris. As you can see, they can compare and contrast to each other really well. This how these two stories are related.