Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus conveys the ambiguity of destiny through its protagonist, Prometheus, and the abuse of his foresight. Despite being confined and tortured on top of a mountain, Prometheus is adamantly reassured that he will be freed. Since Prometheus suffers, he says that he will be "smoothed out completely", this prophesies that Zeus will have to forcibly reconcile with Prometheus. This also shows that Prometheus is relentless in his efforts to meet challenges. Zeus mistakes Prometheus' intelligence for arrogance, which is why he intends to keep him chained for eternity. When Prometheus says, "Fate...brings all things to an end," this implies that knowing fate and how it is defined is torture in itself, and even Zeus himself cannot alter it. Prometheus is aware of what will happen, but is required to do nothing. After being humiliated by Zeus, Prometheus reflects such motifs as the inevitability of fate, the tyranny of Zeus, and the friendship of the choir. Prometheus claims to have been very useful to man before the events of the play. To Zeus however, the act of stealing fire from...