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Prometheus Unbound Prometheus Unbound Prometheus Unbound: The Quintessential Philosophy of Percy Bysshe Shelley Three years before his death, Shelley wrote what many consider his masterpiece, Prometheus Unbound. Considering Shelley’s rebellious nature, the choice of the authority defying Prometheus as hero is not surprising. For Shelley, Prometheus came to symbolize the mind or soul of man.