Prometheus Bond Quotes

Prometheus Bond is a drama of disparity. Zeus, the newly tyrannical force established in the heavens, has obtained more power than is just. Prometheus, an ally of Zeus in the beginning of the drama, has granted mankind the power of fire and knowledge. The actions of Prometheus’s set the tyrannical god, Zeus, equitably angry and harshly punishes Prometheus. In the final scheme of things Prometheus is rebellious. His change in heart questions the result of Zeus’s actions. The actions presented in Prometheus Bond provide a symbol of the conflict between Prometheus and Zeus: the binding of the Titan. The binding is a representation is a feud between god and god and god and fate. A confrontation between tyrant and aristocrat at he forces of intelligence

Prometheus’s mentality evolved from a rational compliant god of compromise to an agitator. In the beginning, Prometheus is rational and believes that Zeus will, “come to meet my haste, to join in amity and union with me-one day he shall come” (Prometheus Bound, 193-195). Prometheus is convinced that Zeus will come around and ask for him join together as they once did. Though he understands that he is punished, he is rational in that he is open for compromise and unity. Early in his character development, Prometheus shows fear and laments his fate, something that does not recur later. As Prometheus tells his story he becomes angrier and more defiant. He removes emphasis from reconciliation with Zeus and focuses on his own self importance as a force of progress. He boasts of the gifts he bestowed upon humanity and insists he is responsible for all human art. He accentuates himself as central to he growth of human civilization and its survival. As time progresses, Prometheus becomes irrational and fearless. He does not account for his actions and ceases to use his guile for his decision making. He no longer seems to experience sadness or fear, rather he urges Hermes to further punish him. Furthermore, earlier in text he attempts to reveal the prophecy in segments, yet now he shouts the entirety without fear. He openly mocks Zeus and Hermes

The questions of what is just and unjust arise as the Prometheus retells of his punishment to the other Olympian gods. The origin of his punishments is from his deceit and conniving ways as he goes against the laws created by Zeus. Though it is evident that Zeus is the rightly ruler of the heavens, Prometheus ceases to abide by his laws. In turn, he rebellious nature causes a rift between the mortal and immortal worlds. The mortals are now possessed with the ability of fire and new knowledge. A dangerous gift abruptly given to them by Prometheus, because of his selfish desire to obtain praise. His irrational behavior evolves as he first agreed to a possibility to reconcile with Zeus, yet feasts in anger and becomes unreasonable. Prometheus’s refusal to cooperate extends to the fact that he conceals the prophecy that can lead to the destruction of Zeus’s dominion. As a consequence of he actions of Prometheus he preludes the undeniable truth that the acts of an unreasonable and stubborn man to try to formulate the downfall of another man, will evidently lead to the folly of