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A 7 page paper which examines the meaning of the play Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus. No additional sources cited.
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how the gods controlled humans yet did not actually seem to care for humans although they ultimately demanded worship and praise from the humans. It is a story of sacrifice
and a story of power. The following paper examines two possible ways in which the story could be analyzed, followed by a discussion of the two themes/focuses. The paper examines
how the play is about standing up for what is right, and then how it is about selfish desires when possessed of power. Prometheus Bound: 1 The character
of Prometheus is a very powerful character, yet also a character who is not necessarily powerful enough to get out of the situation he is in. Regardless of how one
may see this man, it cannot be said that he is not nobly standing up for what he believes is truly right. This is seen even in the story as
it relates to what has happened prior to the setting of the play: "Then were the Titans divided, for some had good will unto Cronos, and others unto Zeus; until
Prometheus, son of the Titan lapetos, by wise counsel, gave the victory to Zeus. But Zeus held the race of mortal men in scorn, and was fain to destroy them
from the face of the earth; yet Prometheus loved them, and gave secretly to them the gift of fire, and arts whereby they could prosper upon the earth. Then was
Zeus sorely angered with Prometheus, and bound him upon a mountain, and afterward overwhelmed him in an earthquake, and devised other torments against him for many ages" (Aeschylus). In
this it is evident that Prometheus was perhaps highly regarded by others for it was his decision that both sides support Zeus. Yet Zeus had no regard for him and
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