Even the greatest monument will seem miniscule,if there is no one there to presence it.Percy Shelley tries to illustrate thisin the sonnet “Ozymandias.”In the poem the emperor builds his empire and image to invoke fear in anybody in his presence.As the poem progresses the reader is made aware that the empire is nowhere near its former glory, just being another fallen empire.Because of this the reader is dependent of the narrator to relate on Ozymandias’ leaving the emporer in a vulnerability he was not acclimated to.Even the strongest and most independent person will need to rely on others if they want their achievements to transcend time.
Shelley makes the reader realize how much power Ozymandias once held to make the loss of that power much more impactful.The sonnet left an impression on readers of the absolute and uncontested power of the then emperor. When some research was made on the statue this was said “It was impossible to tell whether the subject was a king or god”(King of Kings 125 ).This demonstrates how much power Ozymandias had, leaving even experts to suspect him to be a god.Ozymandias' authority
Shelley makes the reader realize how much power Ozymandias once held to make the loss of that power much more impactful.The sonnet left an impression on readers of the absolute and uncontested power of the then emperor. When some research was made on the statue this was said “It was impossible to tell whether the subject was a king or god”(King of Kings 125 ).This demonstrates how much power Ozymandias had, leaving even experts to suspect him to be a god.Ozymandias' authority