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While reading books you begin to realize that the plots of them have many similarities and key points. In most plots characters have a simple, normal life. They end up having to face a problem or situation, which they end up overcoming by the end of the book. Most people don’t think about it but a lot of the main problems that the characters face come from miscommunication. Whether it be they didn’t tell each other something major, they didn’t explain something thoroughly, or they just jumped to conclusions without consulting with each other. Many people can agree that miscommunication is a relationship killer in movies, books, and even in real life. One well known play in which miscommunication killed the relationship (literally) was Romeo and Juliet. In Shakespeare’s story it states, “It was full of very important information. It’s very dangerous that it hasn’t been sent.” This one letter is part of the main reason Romeo ended up dying, following soon-after with Juliet. If they had just found a better form of communication, and hadn’t have jumped to conclusions then they would both have survived. Similarly in a not so known story, “Pyramus and Thisbe”, both main characters jumped to conclusions without consulting each other because of the lack of communication. In Hamilton’s mythology it states, “ The conclusion was inevitable. He never doubted that he knew all. Thisbe was dead.” Overall, the main plots of Romeo and Juliet and “Pyramus and Thisbe” are extremely similar and end in death. Both couples have a similar sense of miscommunication, which causes the endings.

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The mythology “Pyramus and Thisbe” has similar endings for the lovers compared to the play "Romeo and Juliet." In the mythology “Pyramus and Thisbe,” Pyramus perceives that Thisbe is dead.  This is seen in “Pyramus and Thisbe” when it says, “She was still far enough away for Thisbe to escape, but as she fled she dropped her cloak. The lioness came upon it on her way back to her lair and she mouthed it and tore it before disappearing into the woods. That is what Pyramus saw when he appeared a few minutes later. Before him lay the bloodstained shreds of the cloak and clear in the dust were the tracks of the lioness. The conclusion was inevitable. He never doubted that he knew all. Thisbe was dead,” (Ovid 1).  Due to this misperception, Pyramus decides to take his life to be with Thisbe.  This idea is supported by Ovid when he writes, “Now,’ he said, ‘you shall drink my blood too.’ He drew his sword and plunged it into his side. The blood spurted up over the berries and dyed them a dark red,”(1).  This is also seen in "Romeo and Juliet" when Romeo drinks poison to be with Juliet.  This idea is supported by Shakespeare when he writes, “Here’s to my love! (Drinks the poison)/ O true apothecary/ Thy drugs are quick./ Thus with a kiss/ I die,” (5.3.128).

In both stories, the female protagonists find their lovers dead and decide to use their weapons, Thisbe uses Pyramus’ sword and Juliet uses Romeo’s dagger, to take their lives.  Ovid writes “Only death would have had the power to separate us. It shall not have that power now.’ She plunged into her heart the sword that was still wet with his life’s blood,” (2).  Similarly, Shakespeare writes, “This is thy sheath./ There rust and let me die,” (5.3.183).  Even though “Pyramus and Thisbe” and "Romeo and Juliet" are very well-known works of literature, there are no concepts of archetypal themes dealing with their endings.

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Forbidden Love- Pyramus and Thisbe are similar to Romeo and Juliet in many ways, one being that they both had a forbidden love. Both of the couples kept their relationship secret because they were not supposed to be together. Also, none of their parents or families supported them as a couple. As stated in "Pyramus and Thisbe", "They longed to marry, but their parents forbade. Love, however, cannot be forbidden." This quote from the text explains that their love could not be stopped and grew as they kept it a secret. Romeo and Juliet's circumstances were a little different from Pyramus and Thisbe's. Romeo was a Montague and Juliet was a Capulet, and those two families had been feuding for a long while. In the play, "Romeo and Juliet", it says, "(aside) Is she a Capulet?

O dear account! My life is my foe’s debt." This quote is spoken by Romeo and it shows that he knows that their love is not allowed. In the end of both "Pyramus and Thisbe", and "Romeo and Juliet", their deaths cause their parents to have pity.