Which major work by Shelley is a four-act lyrical drama that reinterprets a Greek myth to symbolize the victory of the human spirit over tyranny?
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Correct answer: Prometheus Unbound
Prometheus Unbound is Shelley's response to Aeschylus. In Shelley's version, Prometheus is liberated not through a compromise with Jupiter, but through the power of love and the inevitable downfall of the tyrant.
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