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IntroductionIntroduction"Ozymandias" is a sonnet written by English romantic "Ozymandias" is a sonnet written by English romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822), first published poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822), first published

in the 11 January 1818 issue of in the 11 January 1818 issue of The ExaminerThe Examiner in London. in London.

In antiquity, Ozymandias was a Greek name for the In antiquity, Ozymandias was a Greek name for the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II.Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II.

poempoemI met a traveller from an antique landI met a traveller from an antique land

Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stoneWho said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stoneStand in the desert. Near them on the sand,Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand,

Half sunk, a shatter'd visage lies, whose frownHalf sunk, a shatter'd visage lies, whose frownAnd wrinkled lip and sneer of cold commandAnd wrinkled lip and sneer of cold commandTell that its sculptor well those passions readTell that its sculptor well those passions read

Which yet survive, stamp'd on these lifeless things,Which yet survive, stamp'd on these lifeless things,The hand that mock'd them and the heart that fed.The hand that mock'd them and the heart that fed.

And on the pedestal these words appear:And on the pedestal these words appear:"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:

Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"Nothing beside remains: round the decayNothing beside remains: round the decay

Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,The lone and level sands stretch far away.The lone and level sands stretch far away.

Ozymandias Summary Ozymandias Summary The speaker The speaker describes a meeting with someone who has describes a meeting with someone who has traveled to a traveled to a place where place where ancient civilizations once existed. We knowancient civilizations once existed. We know from the title from the title that he’s talking that he’s talking about Egypt. The traveler told the speaker about Egypt. The traveler told the speaker a story a story

about an old, about an old, fragmented statue in the middle of the desertfragmented statue in the middle of the desert. The . The statue is statue is broken apart, but you can still make out the broken apart, but you can still make out the face of a face of a

person. The face person. The face looks stern and powerful, like a ruler. looks stern and powerful, like a ruler. The sculptor The sculptor did a good job did a good job at expressing the ruler’s personality. at expressing the ruler’s personality. The ruler was a The ruler was a

wicked guy, but he took care of his peoplewicked guy, but he took care of his people..

On the pedestal On the pedestal near the face, the traveler reads annear the face, the traveler reads an inscription in inscription in which the ruler which the ruler Ozymandias tells anyone who might happen Ozymandias tells anyone who might happen to pass to pass by, basically, by, basically, “Look around and see how awesome I am!” “Look around and see how awesome I am!” But there But there is no other evidence is no other evidence of his awesomeness in the vicinity of of his awesomeness in the vicinity of his giant, his giant, broken statuebroken statue. There is just a lot of sand, as far as the eye . There is just a lot of sand, as far as the eye can see. can see.

The traveller ends his story.The traveller ends his story.

About the PoetAbout the PoetThe son of a Rich Tory Squire, Percy Bysshe The son of a Rich Tory Squire, Percy Bysshe Shelley was educated at Shelley was educated at Eton and then sent to Oxford. Shelley came Eton and then sent to Oxford. Shelley came under the influence of under the influence of revolutionary ideas of therevolutionary ideas of the English philosopher, William English philosopher, William Godwin, Godwin, whose daughter, Mary Godwin he ultimately whose daughter, Mary Godwin he ultimately married. In 1818, married. In 1818, Shelley Shelley left for Italy; he drowned in theleft for Italy; he drowned in the Bay of Spezia in 1822 Bay of Spezia in 1822