Read the excerpt from "Prometheus Unbound" by
Percy Bysshe Shelley.
SCENE-A Ravine of Icy Rocks in the Indian
Caucasus. Prometheus is discovered bound to the
Precipice Panthea and lone are seated at his feet.
Time, night. During the Scene, morning slowly breaks.
Prometheus.
Monarch of Gods and Dæmons, and all Spirits
But One, who throng those bright and rolling worlds
Which Thou and I alone of living things
Behold with sleepless eyes! regard this Earth
Made multitudinous with thy slaves, whom thou
Requitest for knee-worship, prayer, and praise
And toil, and hecatombs of broken hearts,
With fear and self-contempt and barren hope. **
*very steep rock face or cliff
**Jupiter has chained Prometheus to the face of a
What do Shelley's and Peabody's passages have in
common?
A Prometheus welcomes more unbearable torture.
B Prometheus finds comfort in his difficult situation.
C Prometheus has company while he is chained up.
D Prometheus fights back against his enemy.