Question

read the excerpt from ovids \pyramus and thisbe\.
lest each lose
the other as they wandered separately
across the open fields, they were to meet
at ninus tomb and hide beneath a tree
in darkness; for beside that tomb there stood
a tall mulberry close to a cool spring,
a tree well weighted down with snow - white berries.
what story element is developed in the excerpt?
options:

• the setting of the meeting place
• a plot complication
• the characters motivations
• a theme of youthful passion

Explanation:

The excerpt describes where Pyramus and Thisbe will meet (Ninus' tomb, beneath a mulberry tree by a cool spring), which is the setting of their meeting place. A plot complication would involve a problem or conflict, but this just sets the meeting location. Characters' motivations aren't developed here (it's about where they meet, not why they act), and the theme of youthful passion isn't shown (this is about the meeting setting, not the theme of their relationship).

Answer:

the setting of the meeting place