ozy summary

• Tells the tale of a statue in the desert that is now decrepit and dilapidated but was once the great statue of "Ozymandias".
• The statue is in the middle of the desert, with nothing around it for miles but boasts of its great empire, might and power.
• Ozymandias' statue serves a stark reminder to all that power is ephemeral (temporary) and that all empires must fall.
• It criticizes those who lust for power by portraying the memory of a once mighty king as now encapsulated by a broken monument.