Ovid metamorphoses books 4 & 6

There is a commons theme between most of the five main myths in the readings.  One of the themes in which is found in two of the readings is lovers coming together as one.  Pyramus and Thisbe both kill each other which then allows them to be together in death.  This is also ironic because her father didn't like the idea of her with him so as it was they were already planning on running away together.  When in reality they could've actually joined one another and lived happily together, instead they both die and are together in the afterlife.  Another example of when two people are joined together literally are Hermaphroditus and Salmacis.  Salmacis asks to be one with their lover and yet they literally become one being.  This reading is a little bit more strange and unrealistic than Pyramus and Thisbe's story. They both have no other option but to actually be with one another because of what their actions were to be together as lovers.  Love can be a very strong and powerful feeling that can change a lot and make people do things they normally wouldn't.  We see this throughout the readings of Ovid in book 4.