Which purpose of mythology is illustrated by the story of pyramus the thisbe?
a. religion
b. history
c. explanation of natural phenomena
d. philosophy

The answer is D) Philosophy.

Explanation:

The story of “Pyramus and Thisbe” is narrated by Ovid in “The metamorphosis”. This last-mentioned contains pieces of philosophical thinking. Its name comes from the thought that everything under the sky goes through changes. In other words, everything goes from a state to another. In the case of “Pyramus and Thisbe” the philosophy is detachment from one's own existence for the love of the other.

shakespeare was famous for writing in iambic pentameter, which is a specific way of rhyming sonnet lines in ten syllables. there are also forms of unrhymed iambic pentameter, as in macbeth, with the noble characters.

his tongue, i believe, was bloody and hanging out of his mouth.

he looked as if he were hungry.

he has several wolf-like qualities; a gray coat, sharp claws and yellow fangs.

those eyes made me feel, dear reader, like the end was near.

as i reached for a stick, he moved to the other side of the hill.

panting and hungry, he looked at me, a defenseless human and he snarled.

well i said my prayers, however, he simply turned and limped off.