Pyramus and thisbe were two lovers who had been forbidden to marry by their parents, but like romeo and juliet, they continued to meet and planned to run away to be together. thisbe arrived a little bit early at the designated place—under a mulberry full of white berries and near a cool spring. thisbe arrived first and while she waited, a fierce lion appeared, jaws bloodied from a recent kill, and she ran to safety, dropping her cloak in her rush. when pyramus arrived, he found only her cloak trampled and bloody from the lion who had found her scent and torn the cloak with his mighty jaws. pyramus’ despair was great. he blamed himself for not being there to protect his love. in his sorrow, he picked up the bloody cloak and kissed it again and again. despairing, he drew his sword and plunged it into his side, his blood staining the white mulberries a deep red. thisbe, though still fearful of the lion, got up her courage and returned minutes later to find her love dead. she kissed him, and finding his sword by his side, took it and killed herself. the gods, pitying them, made the berries of the mulberry tree red forever in their honor. which purpose of mythology is illustrated by the story of pyramus and thisbe? religion history explanation of natural phenomena philosophy

while the climate may be changing all around the world with some effects more drastic than the others in different countries, one has to commend the dutch government on the measures they have been taking to roll back climate change. the dutch government believes that one of the causes of climate change in the netherlands is the excessive emissions of carbon dioxide (co2). according to the news on the “rijksoverheid” website; “this year the government will invest €300 million in a series of measures aimed at reducing emissions of carbon dioxide (co2) in the country. projects will involve disconnecting existing residential neighbourhoods from the natural gas grid, using geothermal heat and reducing carbon emissions in agriculture and industry. the government is taking these co2 reduction measures in anticipation of a new national climate and energy agreement.” the dutch government is also a signatory to the paris agreement and intends to work together with other signatory states in combating climate change and all its negative effects.

furthermore, there are also current insights that climate change will continue to have effects in the netherlands – positive as well as negative. however, scientists agree that if the changes continue at the current rate, the effects can still be managed. the effects of climate change in the netherlands are also expected to be more limited than in many other parts of the world. the dutch remain confident in their abilities to keep these effects in check while conscious of the fact that climate change has a huge impact on the world as a whole and the consequences of this will also be felt by the netherlands.