Act 1 Scene 5

Question 1

Zeus: I can’t believe he did that!

Answer 1

Hephaestus: Prometheus is known to be a bit of a prankster.

Question 2

Zeus: Well, he has gone to far this time. Giving fire to the mortals! Why, he has given them power itself. What will they need us for?

Answer 2

Hephaestus: You’ve seen those fools down on earth. They’re helpless without us, fire or not.

Question 3

Zeus: Yes, well, I must now do something to even the score. But what?

Answer 3

Hephaestus: If my skills as a craftsman can assist you mighty Zeus, then I offer them humbly.

Question 4

Zeus: Can you craft just about anything, Hephaestus?

Answer 4

Hephaestus: My craftsmanship knows no limits. I can make anything you can possibly desire out of any material at all.

Question 5

Zeus: Can you make a…human?

Answer 5

Hephaestus: (Thinks:) I think so. What kind of human are we talking about?

Question 6

Zeus: A very special one, indeed! (Excitedly) Not just any human…a woman…the most beautiful woman in the world.

Answer 6

Hephaestus: I like where this is heading.

Question 7

Zeus: Not just any human…a woman… the most beautiful woman in the world.

Answer 7

Hephaestus: I like where this is heading.

Question 8

Zeus: And I will have each of the gods bestow her with a gift so that she is a human like no one has ever seen before.

Answer 8

Hephaestus; I’ll get started right away! (Exits.)

Question 9

(Hephaestus enters, pushing a rolling platform, upon which stands PANDORA, who is covered by a sheet.

Answer 9

Hephaestus: How is this for a start?