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What Does Ozymandias Represent

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In the poem Ozymandias, the writer Shelly shows how once an Egyptian pharaoh’s proud boast becomes ironically insignificant; All of Ozymandias's buildings and creations have disappeared and turned into fragments. The civilization he created has been buried and destroyed by the vicious power of history. The ruined statue has now become just a monument to a kingdoms legacy, and it has also become a powerful example of why humans are insignificant as time passes. Ozymandias mainly symbolizes political power because of the impersonal metaphor of the statue. Not only does Ozymandias symbolize political power but it also symbolizes pride and arrogance of all humanity. Instead of the marvels, secure by the inscription on the sculpture, "the lone
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