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The traveler tells a story to the speaker. In this poem, the speaker describes meeting a traveler “from an antique land.” The title, ‘Ozymandias’, notifies the reader that this land is most probably Egypt, since Ozymandias was what the Greeks called Ramses II, a great and terrible pharaoh in ancient Egypt. His body washed to shore some time later. Tragically, Shelley died young, at the age of 29, when the boat he was sailing got caught in a storm. He abandoned his family to be with her they married after his first wife committed suicide, and Mary changed her surname to Shelley. Shelley met and fell in love with a young Mary Godwin, even though he was already married.

He was expelled, however, when he refused to admit that he was the author of an anonymous text on atheism. Born into a well-to-do family, Shelley eventually attended Oxford, where he first started his writing career. Shelley most popular works include Ozymandias, To a Skylark, and Prometheus Unbound, which is probably his most lauded work. He was married to Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein. Shelley never achieved fame while he was alive, but he did keep company with some extremely talented writers: his good friends included Lord Byron, George Gordon and John Keats. This episode received wide critical acclaim, and the connection to Shelley’s poem is made clear as Walter White’s drug empire continues to crumble in a fantastic and tragic manner.This is an analysis of Ozymandias, a poem written by one of the greatest Romantic poets in history, Percy Bysshe Shelley. “Ozymandias” gained fame in the last few years for being the title of an episode of Breaking Bad, the critically acclaimed American drama series. The lone and level sands stretch far away.” “Ozymandias” and Breaking Bad Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!’ The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed: Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,Īnd wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Who said: “Two vast and trunkless legs of stone If you haven’t read “Ozymandias,” here’s the brief sonnet in full: Though short, Shelley’s sonnet is a powerful reflection on the inevitable decline of manmade works and of humanity’s tendency toward false pretensions of enduring greatness. Smith’s poem uses the same title with a more traditional rhyme scheme, but it’s Shelley’s poem that continues to captivate audiences today. Shelley wrote “Ozymandias” during a friendly competition with friend and fellow poet Horace Smith. Ozymandias was the Greek name for the Egyptian Pharoah Ramesses II, whose statue had been recently acquired by the British Museum. This Percy Bysshe Shelley quote comes from his 1818 sonnet, “Ozymandias.” We recently wrote a brief biography of Mary Shelley, the young author of Frankenstein, and thought we’d continue our exploration of the famous Shelleys with some poignant words from her husband.

Happy Words Wednesday! Today we’re looking at one of the most famous works by English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Classic Literature Quotes Words Wednesday