Ozymandius

• Ozymandias


  Comes from the Greek word 'Ozium' meaning air. Comes from the Greek word 'mandate' meaning to rule.
• Ozymandias


  • Satirical: Mocks "king of kings" and how what was once great is now in shambles.
  • Retelling the story heard from a traveller. Not their own story / experience
  • Power and pride - All power is temporary, no matter how tyrannical
  • Power of art – Art (statue) made by a great sculptor and how the statue even outlived Ozymandias.
  • Man and Nature – Nature has outlived him; his statue is made from natural resources which lasted longer than his life and his empire.
  • Inevitability of time.