The Morality Of Ozymandias In The Film

Shelley’s poem and depiction of Ozymandias could be a symbolic way of promoting his views against the monarchy, as he depicts Ozymandias as a tyrant with harsh descriptions such as “a sneer of cold command” and mocks him with the juxtaposition of “king of kings” and “colossal wreck”. However, instead of obviously putting forward his views and risking negative exposure, Shelley distances himself from the poem with intriguing use of multiple perspectives. The poem begins with “I met”, a first person introduction, but quickly switches to the traveller’s perspective as Shelley depicts what the traveller saw. In this way, he subtly puts across his socialist views without incriminating himself through symbolism and distancing himself from the narrative. In this way, the poem presents two powerful rulers, with Ozymandias symbolising King George.

Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote this poem "Ozymandias" to express to us that possessions do not mean immortality. He used very strong imagery and irony to get his point across throughout the poem. In drawing these vivid and ironic pictures in our minds, Shelley was trying to explain that no one lives forever, and nor do their possessions. Shelley expresses this poem’s moral through a vivid and ironic picture. A shattered stone statue with only the legs and head remaining, standing in the desert, the face is proud and arrogant, "Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read"(lines, 4-6).

The poem "Ozymandias" is one of the best sonnets of Percy Bysshe Shelley. In this poem Shelley described a mighty king who was striving in his whole life for his possessions and got involved in worldly assignments so much that he forgot his ultimate destiny. Beside this, Shelley reminds the readers of their mortality through the realization that our earthly accomplishments, so important to us now, will one day be finished. By drawing these vivid and ironic pictures in readers minds, with different symbols, Shelley was trying to illustrate that no one lives forever in the

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Ozymandias was also a character created in the well-known Watchmen comic books. He was not a “regular” superhero, however. Adrian Alexander Veidt was not blessed with uncanny supernatural powers that allowed him to fly or gave him the strength of 10 body builders. Instead his creators, Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, gave him a rough background and the title of the Smartest Man in the World. How Adrian Veidt made himself into Ozymandias leads us straight into the history of the great Pharaoh himself.

 The poem "Ozymandias" tells a story about a traveler, who reveals his or her story to the narrator of the poem. The author of the poem is Percy Bysshe Shelley. He keeps the interest of the poem by using constant sounds and images that are clear and concise, by supplying mystery with words that have more than one meaning, and by using a spectrum of words that capture the interpreters attention.

Imagery is used when the traveler describes what’s left of the statue, showing Ozymandias’ pride and arrogance. The setting shows the effect time has had on Ozymandias’ kingdom. But when the traveler begins speaking as if he were Ozymandias, the character’s personality and flaws are truly shown. The traveler, reading an inscription on the monument, says, “My name is Ozymandias, king of kings…look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair,” which explicitly shows Ozymandias’ true personality. This, along with the description of his ruined statue, show that Ozymandias was arrogant and believed he was all-powerful.

The statement, “Look upon my works…” is something that would make any self-respected person ashamed, especially if there is nothing worth looking upon. Furthermore, Ozymandias expects his statue and his “works” to show what a powerful king he was and will forever be. The statue does, however, reveal that he may have once

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The poem “Ozymandias” is considered one of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s best sonnets. It was written in 1817 and is still recognized today as its meaning still holds true. “Ozymandias” illustrates the fall of power and mortality through a once powerful king. This is shown through the pride of the king, the tyranny that the king ruled by, and the transience of his ruling and empire.

By calling himself “king of kings”, he alludes to God and believes he is greater than all other men. He ruled his kingdom solely on the fear of those beneath him. The intimidating language on the pedestal and the statue made for him display that Ozymandias possessed almighty power. To end the poem, Shelley writes, “Round the decay of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare The line and level sands stretch far away.” As time passed, the sand literally destroyed the symbol of what was once the greatest man alive.

The two main ideas that can be seen in Percy Bysshe Shelley’s sonnet “Ozymandias” are, those with power are deluded in their belief that their power is supreme and invincible, and how art surpases that power. Shelley uses a specific language to communicate these two ideas. When broken down “Ozy” in Greek means breath and “mandias” translates to mandate which means to rule. Already the idea of power and control is quickly asserted in the title. Shelley then uses negative words to describe Ozymandias’s statue and character. The words; sunk, shattered, frown, wrinkled, and sneer make it clear that this poem is not a praise but an attack on the powerful. The alliteration of the hard “c” sound in the words “cold command” is used to describe