Category: Shelley
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Analysis of Ozymandias: “Look on My Works Ye Mighty and Despair”
What do we learn about the character of Ozymandias in this poem? Shelley’s sonnet shows us the great ‘antique’ emperor ‘Ozymandias’ from three different points of view: that of the ‘travellor’, the ‘sculptor’ and the ruler himself, whom we encounter in direct speech in his own words. We encounter Ozymandias gradually, stressing the physical and…