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PROMETHEUS UNBOUND..

by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Ten questions on craft, meaning, and form. Untimed. Answer every question to submit.

Q01of 10

What is the central thematic departure Shelley makes from the ancient Greek myth of Prometheus in 'Prometheus Unbound'?

Q02of 10

Which manuscript source is used throughout the editorial notes to establish the authoritative readings of 'Prometheus Unbound'?

Q03of 10

In Act 1, line 553, editors replaced 'Mark that outcry' with 'Hark that outcry.' What is the reasoning given for this emendation?

Q04of 10

What does the imagery of 'a plume-uplifting wind' (Act 2, scene 2, line 53) most likely suggest within the drama's thematic context?

Q05of 10

In the note concerning Act 2, scene 5, line 54, what textual evidence is used to confirm 'limbs' over 'lips' in the line beginning 'Child of Light!'?

Q06of 10

Which of the following best describes the verse form of 'Prometheus Unbound' as a work?

Q07of 10

The editorial note on Act 4, line 276 discusses the word 'lightenings' versus 'lightnings.' What does this distinction reveal about Shelley's poetic technique?

Q08of 10

What tone dominates the drama's resolution in 'Prometheus Unbound,' according to the contextual description provided?

Q09of 10

In the note about Act 4, line 208, the manuscript B. gives 'light' where all printed editions read 'night' in the phrase 'by ebbing ___ into her western cave.' What kind of textual error does this represent?

Q10of 10

Which figure in 'Prometheus Unbound' corresponds to the oppressive force from which Prometheus must be liberated?

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