fall of Jupiter
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The fall of Jupiter is the climactic overthrow of the tyrannical god in Percy Bysshe Shelley’s lyrical drama "Prometheus Unbound," symbolizing the collapse of oppressive authority and the dawn of a new, liberated order.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional event
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literary motif ⓘ symbolic overthrow ⓘ |
| author | Percy Bysshe Shelley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOf | overthrow of Jupiter ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | previous reign of Jupiter ⓘ |
| depictedIn | Prometheus Unbound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equivalentMythologicalName | fall of Zeus ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Demogorgon
NERFINISHED
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Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ Prometheus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDramaticFunction |
climax
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turning point ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalContext |
Romanticism
NERFINISHED
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political radicalism ⓘ utopian idealism ⓘ |
| hasReceptionAspect |
central to interpretations of Prometheus Unbound
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frequently discussed in Shelley scholarship ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
anti-tyranny
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emancipation ⓘ nonviolent resistance ⓘ transformation of society ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | classical mythology ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
allegory of historical progress
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allegory of political revolution ⓘ allegory of psychological liberation ⓘ |
| involvesMythologicalFigure | Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovementContext | English Romantic poetry ⓘ |
| narrativeOutcome |
establishment of a just order
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liberation of Prometheus NERFINISHED ⓘ renewal of the world ⓘ |
| opposes |
arbitrary power
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divine tyranny ⓘ |
| originalPublicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1820 ⓘ |
| partOf | Prometheus Unbound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents |
collapse of oppressive authority
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dawn of a new order ⓘ end of tyranny ⓘ moral regeneration ⓘ political liberation ⓘ spiritual liberation ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
defeat of despotism
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end of patriarchal authority ⓘ revolutionary change ⓘ triumph of freedom ⓘ triumph of love and compassion ⓘ |
| workTypeContext | lyrical drama ⓘ |
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