<P> In Ovid 's Metamorphoses , Pyramus and Thisbe are two lovers in the city of Babylon who occupy connected houses / walls , forbidden by their parents to be wed , because of their parents ' rivalry . Through a crack in one of the walls , they whisper their love for each other . They arrange to meet near Ninus ' tomb under a mulberry tree and state their feelings for each other . Thisbe arrives first , but upon seeing a lioness with a mouth bloody from a recent kill , she flees , leaving behind her veil . When Pyramus arrives he is horrified at the sight of Thisbe 's veil , assuming that a wild beast has killed her . Pyramus kills himself , falling on his sword in proper Babylonian fashion , and in turn splashing blood on the white mulberry leaves . Pyramus ' blood stains the white mulberry fruits , turning them dark . Thisbe returns , eager to tell Pyramus what had happened to her , but she finds Pyramus ' dead body under the shade of the mulberry tree . Thisbe , after a brief period of mourning , stabs herself with the same sword . In the end , the gods listen to Thisbe 's lament , and forever change the colour of the mulberry fruits into the stained colour to honour the forbidden love . </P>
<P> In Ovid 's Metamorphoses , Pyramus and Thisbe are two lovers in the city of Babylon who occupy connected houses / walls , forbidden by their parents to be wed , because of their parents ' rivalry . Through a crack in one of the walls , they whisper their love for each other . They arrange to meet near Ninus ' tomb under a mulberry tree and state their feelings for each other . Thisbe arrives first , but upon seeing a lioness with a mouth bloody from a recent kill , she flees , leaving behind her veil . When Pyramus arrives he is horrified at the sight of Thisbe 's veil , assuming that a wild beast has killed her . Pyramus kills himself , falling on his sword in proper Babylonian fashion , and in turn splashing blood on the white mulberry leaves . Pyramus ' blood stains the white mulberry fruits , turning them dark . Thisbe returns , eager to tell Pyramus what had happened to her , but she finds Pyramus ' dead body under the shade of the mulberry tree . Thisbe , after a brief period of mourning , stabs herself with the same sword . In the end , the gods listen to Thisbe 's lament , and forever change the colour of the mulberry fruits into the stained colour to honour the forbidden love . </P>
where are pyramus and thisbe planning to meet
where are pyramus and thisbe planning to meet
near Ninus ' tomb under a mulberry tree
near Ninus ' tomb under a mulberry tree