Monologue

Strength Monologue from Prometheus Bound

From Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus

any · dramatic · 52 sec

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(1) We are come to a plain, the distant boundary of the earth, to the Scythian track, to an untrodden (2) desert. Vulcan, it behooves thee that the mandates, which thy Sire imposed, be thy concern--to bind this daring wretch (3) to the lofty-cragged rocks, in fetters of adamantine chains that can not be broken; for he stole and gave to mortals thy honor, the brilliancy of fire (that aids) all arts. (4) Hence for such a trespass he must needs give retribution to the gods, that he may be taught to submit to the sovereignty of Jupiter, and to cease from his philanthropic disposition.

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Strength is commanding Vulcan to carry out the punishment of Prometheus for stealing fire and giving it to humanity, emphasizing the themes of divine retribution and the struggle against authority.

30s · anger · power · retribution · defiance · fate

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