Prometheus, liberated, is also very artistic .. It is ambitious and imaginative. The poet launched the contradiction between Prometheus and Jupiter, and put the suffering and liberation of human beings in the whole universe. The poet's imagination soars in the whole universe, and his brush strokes come and go freely from time to time in the sky, from time to time in the underground, from time to time in the world and from time to time in the abode of fairies and immortals. He not only described the cruel Jupiter and the firm and brave Prometheus for us, but also created all kinds of immortals, elves and ghosts, some kind, some fierce, some enthusiastic and some weak. Shelley not only depicts Prometheus' tall image and delicate inner activities, but also depicts the magnificent scenery of nature with endless changes and colorful colors. The whole work is based on reality, but it is not limited to reflecting reality. It is based on the creation of predecessors, not the same. Through the poet's rich imagination, it leads us into a magnificent and magical world of poetry, so that we can enjoy beautiful art.
Prometheus Liberated is a lyric drama. The poet's pen and ink are mainly used for lyrical description, not for drama conflict and plot development. Some of these poems, although not important in the story, are well written and can be read independently as lyric short poems.
When Shelley's body was cremated, the poet Byron mourned with a torch and said, "He rebelled against Jupiter like Prometheus." This sentence is very meaningful. In Shelley's era, the workers' movement was in the ascendant, the struggle for national liberation was in the ascendant, and the theory of scientific socialism was not yet born. As a pioneer of socialist thought, his poetry creation, like Prometheus igniting people's hearts with fire, inspires the revolutionary struggle of the oppressed and enslaved people. (Cui Baoheng)