Assuming that a wild beast has killed her, Pyramus kills himself, falling on his sword, a typical Babylonian way to commit suicide, and in turn splashing blood on the white mulberry leaves.

Why did Pyramus kill himself?

Pyramus kills himself because he believes that his beloved Thisbe is dead. In the story, the lovers plan to meet under a mulberry tree by Ninus' tomb...

Who commits suicide in Pyramus and Thisbe?

Mythologytwo young lovers of Babylon who held conversations clandestinely, and in defiance of their parents, through a crack in a wall. On believing Thisbe dead, Pyramus killed himself. When Thisbe discovered his body she committed suicide.