Ozymandias

Cards (10)

  • The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed
  • Round the decay of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
  • My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works ye mighty and despair! Nothing beside remains.
  • Wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command
  • I met a traveller from an antique land
  • I met a traveller form an antique land
    Writing about dictator and political ruling class in Britain- distance to that he can freely criticise
    Thirst for power old as ancient egypt- we can move away to democracy
  • The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed
    Sculptor- more powerful than politics, mocking Ozymandias by bringing out reality
    Hubris too great Ozymandias does not notice it himself
  • Round the decay of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
    Greek reference to colossus- even most mighty symbol gets destroyed over time
  • Wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command
    Age- statue shows that power id diminishing, cannot cling to power, specifically Napoleon
    Sneer- political- no sympathy, need for democracy
    commander- military power
  • Lok upon my works ye mighty and despair
    Irony- my works- normally refers to artist- statue has become celebration of the artist