Who can think about Valentine's Day without thinking about Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet?
Well, did you know that Romeo and Juliet was actually based on the Roman myth of Pyramus and Thisbe.
Click here for the Roman Myth as told by Ovid:
in Latin: http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/ovid/ovid.met4.shtml
in English: http://david-drake.com/ovid-translations/metamorphoses-pyramus-and-thisbe/
How do we know that Shakespeare actually knew about the Pyramus and Thisbe story? In "A Midsummer Night's Dream', Shakespeare uses the story of Pyramus and Thisbe for his famous play within a play scene.
Check out this hilarious rendition of that scene by the Beatles ( and remember in Shakespearean time, as in Roman, women could not be actors so all parts were played by men)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhP6qVZ9Vxo
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