Prometheus Bound | What Do I Read Next?

Some have compared Prometheus with the figure of Satan, particularly the way Milton presents him in Paradise Lost, where his rebellion has political overtones. Students might consider what it means to be a hero and compare Satan with Milton's version of the story. Samson Agonestes offers another tale in which a proud individual suffers, learns a lesson in humility and inner strength, and sacrifices himself for what seems a worthy cause.

Prometheus Bound offers themes of law and justice that are familiar to many of William Shakespeare's plays....

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