Read the excerpt from Ovid’s "Pyramus and Thisbe".And when he had foundthe bloodstained shawl, he cried: "Now this same nightwill see two lovers lose their lives: she wasthe one more worthy of long life: it's Iwho bear the guilt for this. O my poor girl,it's I who led you to your death; I saidyou were to reach this fearful place by night;I let you be the first who would arrive.O all you lions with your lairs beneaththis cliff, come now, and with your fierce jaws feastupon my wretched guts!
Answer
A
Pyramus’s quick action hurries the plot to his tragic death.
B
Pyramus’s quick action hurries the plot to reveal his crime.
C
Pyramus’s long speech slows the pace to prolong suspense.
D
Pyramus’s long speech slows the pace to taunt the lioness.