Discussion Question 2

The stories closing lines aptly conclude the darkness/death imagery which Ovid has developed throughout the narrative because the fruit on the tree which were once light have been turned black by the death of the two lovers and then their remains were burned together and the two lovers became ash which is black. All through out the story, there has been dark imagery. Ovid emphasized the night several times and it was during the night that these terrible events unfolded. Some examples of this are in line 84 when Ovid writes that they will depart in "silenti nocte" which translates to silent night and in line 93 when ovid writes "per tenebras" which is descibing Thisbe move through the darkness. Ovid also describe the cave that Thisbe hid in as a dark cave (line 100) and it is while she was hiding that Pyramus thought she was dead and killed himself. So, all through out the story the theme that Ovid has been sending is darkness leads to bad things. Therefore, it is very fitting that when the two lovers die their bodies are burned and they become black ash. The fruit turning black is also very fitting because while the lovers were alive the fruit on the tree was bright white and after they died it became black, a dark color which laces death and darkness.