PYRAMUS AND THISBE ORAL DISCUSSION

SHORT STORY PYRAMUS AND THISBE ORAL DISCUSSION

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ACTIVITY 1

The tale of Pyramus and Thisbe appears in Book IV of Metamorphoses, Ovid’s greatest achievement. A poem of nearly 12,000 lines, it tells a series of stories beginning with the creation of the world and ending with the death of Julius Caesar. In each story, someone or something undergoes a transformation.

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Message of the story

In teams discuss and choose three messages that the story teaches you through the tragedy.

Video and Texts

In teams, discuss the following two questions. Later, share your answers to the class. Focus: *What information is similar in the video and in the text? What information is different?

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Conclusion

Do we determine our own destinies? What have you learned about destiny from reading this story? Record yourself speaking 2 minutes answering this questions and upload it to Teams (Assignments)

The power of our choices

Free will is defined as "the ability to choose how to act; the ability to make choices that are not controlled by fate" Fate is defined as "a power that some people believe causes and controls all events, so that you cannot change or control the way things will happen"

• Discuss:
• Did Pyramus and Thisbe determine their direction of their lives with their choices or Was the fate that determined thieir lives?
• Do we determine what happens in our life by exercising free will or is our destiny already written?

Alternative Ending

In teams, discuss and create an alternative ending for the story Pyramus and Thisbe. Write it down and read it to the classroom.

What if...

Reflect and discusss: What should Pyramus and Thisbe have done instead of fleeding the city? Did they have other options? What would you have done to avoid the tragic ending?