Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Babylonian youth who committed suicide when he mistakenly thought his lover Thisbe was dead.
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Examples
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They did A Midsummer Night's Dream and the silicon-based rock kid proudly portrayed the "wall" in Pyramus and Thisbe.
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Thisby happens on slain Pyramus, slays herself, etc.
Champagne : Ange Mlinko : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007
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While we fault Shakespeare for depicting ordinary folks as "clowns" (recall the Pyramus and Thisbe play in Midsummer Night's Dream), we do much the same ourselves.
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a piece, called Pyramus and Thisbe, in five mortal acts, and all written in Alexandrines fully as long as the performers.
An Inland Voyage Robert Louis Stevenson 1872
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"Pyramus," it ran, "will remain only a short time in
Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works Georg Ebers 1867
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"Pyramus," it ran, "will remain only a short time in
Barbara Blomberg — Complete Georg Ebers 1867
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"Pyramus," it ran, "will remain only a short time in
Barbara Blomberg — Volume 08 Georg Ebers 1867
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He was then turned into a Changeling, namely Jesus, who is allegorically represented on stage as Bottom/Pyramus and crucified in a series of actions that the playwright has taken straight from the Gospels ....
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Charles Ponder and Thomas "TeKay" King, both large, African-American men, brought a particularly potent energy to Bottom/Pyramus and Flute/Thisbe.
A Remarkably Inventive A Cappella Premiere Heidi Waleson 2011
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The story may have originated more than 2,000 years ago with the ancient Roman poet Ovid and his tale of Pyramus and Thisbe of Babylon, which features such themes as feuding families, forbidden love and secret meetings at a tomb.
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