Love Story Of Pyramus & Thisbe

A very touching love story, sure to move anyone who
reads it, is that of Pyramus and Thisbe. Their love story is part of a
Roman mythology. It is a beautiful tale of the most sentimental romance,
though not without its share of tragedy. Theirs was a selfless love and
they made sure that even in death, they were together. The love story
of Pyramus and Thisbe continues to inspire lovers all around the world.
The love saga of these innocent lovers is so moving that their tragic
fate can bring anyone to tears. One could feel the pain and agony the
lovers would have undergone on not being able to meet each other.

Love Story Of Pyramus & Thisbe

Pyramus was the most handsome man and was childhood friend of Thisbe,
the fairest maiden in Babylonia. They both lived in neighboring homes
and fell in love with each other as they grew up together. However,
their parents were dead against them marrying each other. So, one night
just before the crack of dawn, while everyone was asleep, they decided
to slip out of their homes and meet in the nearby fields near a mulberry
tree. Thisbe reached there first, covered with a veil. As she waited
under the tree, she saw a lion coming near the spring close by to quench
its thirst. Its jaws were bloody, indicating it had just feasted on its
prey. When Thisbe saw this horrifying sight, she panicked and ran to
hide in some hollow rocks nearby. As she was running, she dropped her
veil.


The lion, on hearing the shriek came near the tree where Thisbe was
initially waiting. The creature picked up the veil in his bloody jaws.
At that moment, Pyramus reaches near the mulberry tree and sees Thisbe's
veil in the jaws of the lion. He is completely devastated as he thinks
that the lion just hunted down Thisbe. Shattered, he pierces his chest
with his own sword. Unknown to what just happened; Thisbe is still
hiding in the rocks due to the fear of the lion. When she comes out
after sometime, she sees what her lover did to himself. She is totally
shattered when she sees the sword piercing right through her lover's
chest. She also takes the sword and kills herself.


“O, Pyramus,” she cried, “what has done this? Answer me, Pyramus; it is
your own Thisbe that speaks. Hear me, dearest, and lift that drooping
head!” were words uttered by Thisbe to bring Pyramus back from the jaws
of death. The legend says that on hearing the grief-struck pleas of
Thisbe, Pyramus did open his eyes, though only for a moment. He died
soon after, leaving his beloved alone and weeping. Thisbe’s act of
taking away her life on feeing desolate is extremely tragic and touching
that one can instantly feel connect with the unfortunate lovers.