The myth of Pyramus and Thisbe has been repeated many times in the course of history, since 8 AD when Ovid wrote the Metamorphoses, a collection of myths among which we find the story of Pyramus and Thisbe. From Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare, to 1961 with the film West Side Story, one theme is evident. We can also see the theme in A Midsummer's Night Dream, The Count of Monte Cristo, and La Decameron. In Ovid's myth, we follow the story of two lovers who try to be together despite all the problems they face, but in the end, they can't be together and die for their love. Many stories disappear over the years, but Pyramus, Thisbe, and their tragic love do not belong to this category. This phenomenon begs the question, why does this story continue over the years, and why do writers and artists carry it on? The charm of the plot seems to be because we have a human desire to want what we can't have, or the idea of ​​"forbidden fruit" and forbidden love.  

We idolize a couple like Tony and Maria from West Side Story, the couple who have no way to be together. Why do we humans think that a love that is almost impossible is more romantic than easy love? It is also not just love that we want, teenagers and adults always want the impossible, and this is a plot that will probably never disappear from literature.

What is the fascination of the story immortal of Pyramus and Thisbe regarding the desire for the "forbidden fruit"? 

Think of the story on the fifth story of the seventh day of The Decameron, when lovers talk through a hole in the wall. Think of A Midsummer's Night Dream, when the characters make a production of Pyramus and Thisbe, or Romeo and Juliet, with a story of two lovers in which their parents forbid their love. The famous book, The Count of Monte Cristo has a chapter called "Pyramus and Thisbe," in which lovers can never be together because the woman's father doesn't approve of their love, so they meet in secret. Or even now, with West Side Story in 1961, with a romantic story in the midst of a rivalry.  And all of these examples were successful. This plot, in the world of reading, existed, exists, and probably will always continue to exist. And with all of these stories that exist, what a lot of people don't see is that this web of reading has in the middle, Ovid.

When we think of the idea that we desire love which is almost impossible and not easy love, the simple solution is that it is human nature. We all want to learn and see new things with our eyes. And when you want to learn, restriction means you will have a stronger interest. And when we talk about love, you are either in love or you want it. To try to find evidence of this idea, a study called "The Romeo and Juliet Effect" was done in 1972. After doing many tests, the researchers concluded that couples who have restrictions from parents and friends also have a strong increase in love. (Driscoll et al 1). Limitations and prohibitions are very attractive to many people. Another idea is that we want not only forbidden love, but everything that is out of reach: a better job, lots of money, a big house; we want them, but it is possible for many. All of these ideas fall under the umbrella of "forbidden fruit", the desire for what you cannot have; a clear term in the solution of the charm of all works in the web of Pyramus and Thisbe. 

While it's easy to say that all we do is caused by human nature, it's much more complex than that. There are two parts to the forbidden fruit idea. For one, it is the idea that you want something that is unknown to you. And secondly, the idea that you want something you can't have. Both apply to Pyramus and Thisbe. They are young, and probably love is an unknown concept to them, and therefore they want it more. The thing they can't have is to be together, because of their parents. Forbidden things make people infer for the unknown value. We think, what is the reason this thing is forbidden? For example, The Streisand Effect happens when there is an attempt to hide information and therefore people have more interest in the subject (Bradshaw). For Thisbe, maybe she thinks that because her parents say she can't have Pyramus, there must be a reason why he is forbidden, he must be special, and so now she wants to know and be with him. In the words of Mark Twain, "There is a fascination in the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable." And this is perhaps a reason why Pyramus and Thisbe are attracted to each other, and why we are very attracted to the plot and feel similar, even if we never have a forbidden love, to the story. We see two lovers, Pyramus and Thisbe, who died under a tree, and we say that it is absolutely romantic. 

This story is the death of lovers, but not the death of love. It is evident that Pyramus and Thisbe are definitely in love. This is also attractive. It is still forbidden because of their parents, but love is still here. But for so many readers, love perhaps is not here in their relationships. To live vicariously through a character is attractive to so many who cannot have what they want, or who they want, because it is "forbidden". We think about how endearing and beautiful it is that Pyramus and Thisbe can be together and have the love that their parents denied, even after death. Love continues to live through literature and also every story which is an iteration of Pyramus and Thisbe. There is a connection between the story and the reader because their love does not die. Their continuous love bridges the gap between our world and the continuous world of reading, or Ovid's. And this is romantic to us, because people of all ages know how you feel when you want the one thing you can't have. There is pain and sadness, bitterness and resentment, so even when we look at these two teenagers when they are dying, we understand them.