Excerpt from The Prometheus of Æschylus: With Notes, for the Use of Colleges in the United StatesForce and Might, two giant ministers of Jove, (see Hesiod's Theogony, accompanied by Vulcan, appear upon the stage, Force is a mute spectator, and his office may be conceived to have been that of dragging the struggling God to the place. But Might oversees the fulfilment of the sentence, and while Vulcan drives the nails, and clasps the chains, he chides the tardiness of the work, and taunts Pro matheus with the folly of his opposition to the Gods. After these executionem have withdrawn, the Chorus of sea nymphs (probably fifteen in number), hearing the sound of driven steel, assemble and condole with their kinsman they are the representatives of that honest but weak class, whose open sympathy with the oppressed is beneath the tyrant's notice. Oceanus, their father, next appears, gives whole some advice to Prometheus, and offers to intercede with Jove in his behalf. The offer is scorned, and indeed was made rather for form's sake, than from any belief that it would be accepted. Oceanus is one who feels a degree of kindness for the oppressed, but wishes mainly to keep himself out of danger, and to stand well with both parties. After his de parture, Prometheus, as one who has resolved to endure h'm evils, and who seeks to occupy his mind with other thoughts, tells the Chorus the blessings which he had conferred upon mankind by the gift of fire. Thus he calls forth our inter est, and shows the malignity of Jupiter.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.