How Are Prometheus And Moses Alike

Prometheus and Moses are two very well known heroic characters. They are both known for going up against tough challenges in order to save people. However, as characters themselves they are two very different people. They do not possess the same confidence, beliefs, or behaviors. Prometheus was bold. He was bold in defying Zeus and verbally challenging him. Moses was good-natured and less self-assure. Because of this I identify more with Moses. For starters, I would never willingly start any sort of confrontation with anyone. In the poem Prometheus by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Prometheus is bold and he calls to Zeus daring him to unleash a storm. He mocks him, a God, and he does all of it without thinking twice. This is something I would never be able to do simply because I think I’m too shy to ever be that daring. Moses on the other hand is shocked when
When God asks him to do anything his first response is “who am I that I should go to Pharaoh.” To me, that sounds like an incredibly reasonable thing to ask. I wouldn’t expect God or anyone actually to ask me to lead and essentially save an entire population of people. Moses was sort of a realist in that way and he knew that the Pharaoh would never believe him. He asks God “but what if they don’t believe me?” which is a very reasonable concern. He asks “why would Pharaoh listen to me?” Perhaps I don’t question myself as much as Moses but he is definitely more relatable than Prometheus. Prometheus is fearless. It’s a great quality to have, but I don’t think anyone is ever really that fearless in real life. I’m certainly not. I’m afraid. I’d be afraid of losing everything. I need peace and stability. I need to feel secure in my life and Prometheus doesn’t seem to have any of those needs. He is incredibly self-reliant and independent. He has the ability to be okay no matter what. I don’t think I am there quite