Read the excerpt from ovid’s "pyramus and thisbe".

theirs did—indeed they wanted to be wed,
but marriage was forbidden by their parents;
yet there's one thing that parents can't prevent:
the flame of love that burned in both of them.

what story element is most evident in the excerpt?

the characterization of thisbe
a description of setting
an introduction of theme
the events of the plot

Third Option: An introduction of theme

Explanation:

"Pyramus and Thisbe" by Ovid (43 BC - 17/18 A.D) is a mythical and tragic story of two lovers who cannot wed because of their parents' rivalry. The lovers's live in houses separated by a common wall. Through a small opening in the wall they talk to each other, and plan to meet at a certain place. Thisbe arrives first but has to leave because of a dangerous lioness which has just finished her kill. She leaves her veil there. When Pyramus arrives, finds blood marks and Thisbe's veil there. He assumes that she has been killed, so he takes his own life with his sword. When Thisbe reaches later and find out dead Pyramus she too kills herself with the same sword.

The story's main theme is pair's all-consuming love, and mischance.

In this passage, we find the theme of their passionate love being introduced by using the words "wanted to be wed", and "flame of love".

There is no description of Thisbe's character or story's setting in this passage, so first and second options are incorrect.

Moreover, no event or action of the story is described, so fourth option is also incorrect.

The correct answer is...

C.) an introduction of theme

gilgamesh is a hero by birth as the epic explains it. in the epic the birth is explained in the way which tells us that gilgamesh’s creation was made perfect by the contribution of various god and that signifies the goal in his life, which was to become a hero and save mankind. an example from the text says. "the glorious sun shamash bestowed upon him glory; adad the terrible god of storms bestowed upon him courage. the great gods perfected his magnificence beyond all others, terrible like the great wild bull. two thirds god they made him; one third man they made him." a man born with superhuman qualities and partly god is destined to be a hero.

the heroic deeds carried by him later in his life also prove the heroic character of gilgamesh. for example hi battle with the ultimate beast humbaba is a proof of his bravery and characteristic heroism. gilgamesh was warned about the beast as the text says about humbaba “whose roar is a flood, whose mouth is fire, whose breath is death". but with the superhuman strength gilgamesh did the job