Thisbe Definition

Thisbe Sentence Examples

• In 1615 he attached himself to the ill-fated Henry, duke of Montmorency (1595-1632), under whose protection he produced with success the tragedy of Pyrame et Thisbe, acted probably about 1617 and printed in 1623, although placed later by some critics.

• Thisbe was the first to arrive, but, terrified by the roar of a lion, took to flight.

• Thisbe returned to the rendezvous, and finding her lover mortally wounded, put an end to her own life.

• Besides Pyrame et Thisbe, his works include a paraphrase, half verse, half prose, of the Phaedo.