Question

what words were written on the pedestal of the broken statue?what did they show?

Answer 1

On the pedestal, it was written ‘My name is Ozymandias, king of kings’. The inscription is a brief description of the man whose statue it was. The man was drunk with power and strength. He was also boastful of his achievements and even challenged the mighty and powerful people of the world to look upon his achievements. They would be lost in despair to see his achievements in comparison to theirs.

Answer 2

The inscription written on the pedestal of broken statue was:

"My name is ozymandias,

King of kings

Look upon my works, ye mighty and despair."

This indicates the boastful character of ozymandias he thought that he was the most powerful among all the kings.