Read the excerpts from Ovid's Pyramus and Thisbe and Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

"Pyramus and Thisbe"

They had no confidant-and so used signs:

with these each lover read the other's mind:

when covered, fire acquires still more force.

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo: She hath forsworn to love, and in that vow

Do I live dead that live to tell it now.

Benvolio: Be ruled by me, forget to think of her.

Romeo: O, teach me how I should forget to think.

Benvolio: By giving liberty unto thine eyes;

Examine other beauties.

Which statement best describes the difference between these excerpts?

Only Ovid suggests that romantic relationships encounter obstacles or objections.

Only Ovid shows his male character searching for a more suitable companion.

Only Shakespeare reveals a character's doubts about his beloved.

Only Shakespeare shows a character warning against a doomed relationship.

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The statement that best describes the difference between these excerpts from Ovid's Pyramus and Thisbe and Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is - Only Shakespeare shows a character warning against a doomed relationship. The last option is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

The excerpt from "Pyramus and Thisbe" has a metaphor that describes the love of the young couple's love. The lovers are more drawn to each other as they weren't allowed to be together.

In the excerpt from "Romeo and Juliet," Benvolio encourages Romeo to let go of his love for Juliet. Romeo taking a stand makes a sarcastic remark about how is he supposed to go about it, to which Benvolio tells him to look at the other beautiful ladies.

The former excerpt talks about passionate love and the magnetic connection between the two. The latter shows a character warning against a ruined relationship.