The Crack in the Wall-Bulfinch’s Mythology Assignment 9

When we have hope, for anything, and it is lost, it can devastate us into the opposite direction we were hoping to go. In the story of Pyramus and Thisbe, Pyramus is sent into a state of devastation, shock, and overwhelming sadness. Upon seeing Thisbe’s veil covered in blood, it was as if he had watched her die. When his hope had been lost he immediately took his own life. Thisbe seeing him dead took her own life. This shows how dangerous hope can be. If we hope for something and it comes true, we are overwhelmed with happiness yet when that hope dies we are overwhelmed with sadness that can bring harm to ourselves and others. Pyramus act was harmful to both him and the one he loved. They both died for nothing, because they thought their only salvation from their dreadful sad lives had been lost. These same stories can also be seen in Romeo of Juliet. Romeo believing Juliet dead kills himself, which in turn leads to Juliet’s demise. Hope can lead to both great things and terrible things. I may be wrong but this myth could be telling us that hope is alright but if you put everything into it with no way out it may lead to terrible consequences. These myths, although being hyperboles of reality, are all true. We see these things every day, in our lives, in other’s lives, in situations we may be in and if you just take a minute to think about them it may determine the outcome of that situation.