Monday, December 8, 2014

Ovid Book 4

As the sisters literally weave, they figuratively weave stories of unfulfilled love. While their love stories feature different kinds of people, they all center on frustrated longing. The two young lovers, Pyramus and Thisbe, are separated in life by the objections of their families. They come together only when it is too late, in death. 



This tale reminds me of the tale of the two lovers in Mexico. Their love was forbidden, so they took the form of two volcanoes and erupted simultaneously in light of their love for each other. 

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