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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
i liked this smh. couldn't understand it at first, but with the help of sparknotes, i realises it's actually pretty good.
dark
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Prometheus shut the fuck up! You’re making it worse!
A very short story of how Prometheus is condemned and bound with chains on some rocks, several gods visit him, talks about having the information of why and when Zeus is going to be overthrown, only for that reason his sentence is aggravated.
Recommended if you want a short and quiet read.
Recommended if you want a short and quiet read.
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Prometheus Bound is the lone surviving play in a possible trilogy by Greek tragedian Aeschylus. Some scholars believe that the renowned play was followed by one or two plays also detailing the trials and tribulations of the demigod Prometheus. Despite this, the one surviving play is all that can be judged currently. Prometheus assisted the Olympian gods in their overthrow of the Titans, but his ad hoc gifts to humanity—most notably fire—spurred the wrath of Zeus, the newly-minted leader of the gods. Chained to a rock and eventually tormented by the repetitious hunger of an eagle, the demigod is forced to recall his alleged sins in the audience of such characters as the god Hermes, the daughters of Ocean—who form a Chorus—and Io, loved by Zeus and subsequently transformed into a heifer. In the play, Prometheus is portrayed as a suffering savior, having gifted humanity with essential knowledge. His selflessness is defined as such: “[W]hat’s the use of doing good when theirs no good in it for you?” (798-800) Zeus, meanwhile, although never appearing himself, looms over the play as a tyrannical dictator, sending his minions to ridicule and torment his prisoner. It is a story that formed an archetype, being the wronged hero who is tortured by a wicked overlord; the hero who is punished for doing what is correct. This undiluted archetypal image has surpassed the legacy of the tragedy itself, but Aeschylus’ formidable work continues to maintain contemporary resonance. The loss of its subsequent installments—which would have likely altered the many existing myopic interpretations—is perhaps an even greater tragedy.