Who among the following characters personifies necessity in P. B Shelley's Prometheus Unbound?

Correct option is B

In Prometheus Unbound, Demogorgon is the enigmatic figure who personifies Necessity — the ultimate metaphysical force of justice, truth, and inevitability. Shelley presents Demogorgon as a silent, shadowy being who overthrows Jove (another name for Zeus), not through battle but by the sheer weight of cosmic law. His intervention is non-violent and symbolic, bringing about a new world order based on love, freedom, and harmony.

Demogorgon represents that which is inevitable in the moral universe, a manifestation of the idea that tyrannical forces, no matter how powerful, are ultimately subject to the eternal principle of Necessity.

Information Booster:
Prometheus Unbound (1820) is a four-act lyrical drama by P. B. Shelley, reimagining the ancient myth of Prometheus from Aeschylus’s Prometheus Bound.

Shelley diverges from the Greek tragic ending by introducing Demogorgon as the agent of transformation and cosmic justice, unlike the Greek chorus or deities.

The work is highly allegorical, using mythological characters to represent political and philosophical ideas — tyranny, rebellion, necessity, and liberation.

Demogorgon's descent with Asia to overthrow Jove is both literal and metaphorical — the descent into truth and the rise of a new consciousness.

Additional Knowledge:
(b) Zeus: Equivalent to Jove — the tyrannical god who chained Prometheus for giving fire (knowledge) to humanity. He represents despotic authority, not Necessity.

(c) Jove: Another name for Zeus, especially in Roman mythology. Shelley uses Jove to symbolize political tyranny and oppressive institutions. He is the oppressor, not the personification of natural law.

(d) Prometheus: The hero and rebel who suffers for defying tyranny and aiding humanity. He stands for intellectual enlightenment, endurance, and moral defiance, not Necessity.