Question

Describe the picture of ozymandias that emerges in your mind after reading the poem.How was his dream of perpetuating his memory reduced to dust.

Answer 1

The picture that I get in my mind is of tall and broad man, with brown shredded skin, having some scars on his chest and face side. His eyes are deep and black, with lines on his temples made by being in anger all the time. He has evilish smile and heavy scaring voice
When he died he was being eaten up by worms and insects and the statue being made in his glory is now immersed in dust in very rough state

Answer 2

Man is mortal indeed! In the eternal onward march of life kings, emperors, despots, generals, etc. do not matter at all! Life is immortal. He doesn’t know what its design is! When in the long past, Ozymandias was such a mighty king in Egypt, he was so high-handed and arrogant of his power, wealth, and valour. He thought nobody could defeat me. He won many wars against his adversaries also. He got his statues built throughout his kingdom so that people would look at his works and shudder. However, his glory lasted only a few years. He became old, weak, and finally died. He was so sad at the approaching death. All his wealth, victories, and pride could not save him from the claws of death!

 After a few centuries not even a trace of his kingdom was left! His palace, his wealth, the statues and buildings he had got built, all decayed into ruins. His statues lie broken, surrounded by sandy deserts on all sides. Not a single statue is intact! All broken! All men are equal. It does not matter whether you are a common man or an emperor! All die at the end. All power belongs to time, life, and God, who created the both. Only art and creativity survive. For example, the sculptor who sculpted his statue, he has survived till now in his art. Life is so complex and powerful.