Pyramus is the handsomest youth in Babylon, residing next door to the maiden he loves. Deeply frustrated by the physical and familial barriers keeping them apart, his passion burns fiercely in secret. He is devoted and highly dramatic, willing to take significant risks and hatch daring plans to secure a shared future with his neighbor.

Thisbe is a beautiful young Babylonian woman whose love for her neighbor burns fiercely despite strict parental opposition. Love makes her bold and resourceful, prompting her to sneak messages through a tiny flaw in the architecture. She is equally committed to the relationship and willing to brave the fearful places outside the city to be with him.

A resident of Babylon and the patriarch of his household. He sternly forbids his son from marrying the neighbor girl, acting as the primary societal obstacle to the young couple. He maintains a deliberate physical separation between his household and the neighboring estate.

The patriarch of Thisbe's household in Babylon. He opposes the union between his daughter and the neighboring boy, enforcing a strict physical separation that drives the young lovers to secrecy. He relies on physical architecture to keep the families apart.

An unnamed daughter of Minyas who lives in Thebes. Shirking the worship of the god Bacchus, she and her sisters entertain each other with mythical tales while they weave indoors. She chooses to narrate a faraway Babylonian love story to her sisters, intending to explain the origins of the mulberry tree's unusual berry color.

The impious daughters of Minyas residing in the Greek city of Thebes. They reject the worship of the god Bacchus in favor of staying indoors, working at their looms, and entertaining each other with obscure myths.

A mud-brick partition dividing the estates of the two Babylonian households. It contains a small flaw in the form of a chink that allows sound to pass through. The lovers personify and directly address it, treating the inanimate structure as both a cruel obstacle and a sympathetic enabler of their secret romance.

A fearsome beast roaming the area near the tomb of Ninus outside the city limits. Thirsty from a recent hunt with jaws bloodied from a kill, her presence at the meeting spot poses a sudden, terrifying threat to anyone waiting in the dark.