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How did Shakespeare use the original tragedy of "Pyramus and Thisbe" for a different purpose in A Midsummer Night's Dream?

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C: Both men give dying tributes to the women they love.

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Shakespeare used the original tragedy of "Pyramus and Thisbe" to bring out the humor in his play A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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"A Midsummer Night's Dream" is a comedy play written by William Shakespeare. The play is about four lovers and their story intertwined with magic and comedy.

William Shakespeare alluded the original play "Pyramus and Thisbe" in his play A Midsummer Night's Dream to bring the comical element. To bring this effect of allusion he used play-within-the-play technique and used amateur players to act this play that brought the comical element in the play.

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