Frankenstein in popular culture Frankenstein in popular culture Mary Shelley's 1818 novel "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus", and the famous character of Frankenstein's monster, have influenced popular culture for at least a century. The work has inspired numerous films, television programs, video games and derivative works. The character of the monster remains one of the most recognized icons in horror fiction. The first film adaptation of the tale, "Frankenstein", was made by Edison Studios in 1910, written and directed by J. Searle Dawley, with Augustus Phillips as Frankenstein, Mary Fuerte as Elizabeth, and Charles Ogle as the Monster. The brief (16 min.) story has
Prometheus Unbound (Aeschylus) torments of Zeus, but the Titan and Olympian have yet to reconcile. It inspired the play of the same title by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Prometheus Unbound (Aeschylus) Prometheus Unbound (, "Promētheus Lyomenos") is a fragmentary play in the "Prometheia" trilogy attributed to the 5th-century BC Greek tragedian Aeschylus, thought to have followed "Prometheus Bound". "Prometheus Unbound" was probably followed by "Prometheus the Fire-Bringer". It is concerned with the torments of the Greek mythological figure Prometheus who defies the gods and proceeds to give fire to humanity (theft of fire), for which he is subjected to eternal punishment and suffering at