The poem "Ozymandias" is about the broken statue of Ozymandias, who was once the mighty and feared ruler of an important kingdom. By the time of the poem, all that is left of Ozymandias is a ruined statue. His kingdom has disappeared entirely and has become an empty desert. On his statue, these words appear:
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
The words are ironic, meaning the opposite of what Ozymandias meant them...
The poem "Ozymandias" is about the broken statue of Ozymandias, who was once the mighty and feared ruler of an important kingdom. By the time of the poem, all that is left of Ozymandias is a ruined statue. His kingdom has disappeared entirely and has become an empty desert. On his statue, these words appear:
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
The words are ironic, meaning the opposite of what Ozymandias meant them to communicate. The mighty should despair not because Ozymandias and his kingdom are powerful and terrifying, but because the great works of today's tyrants will likewise come to nothing.
Frankenstein dreams of grandeur as he works in a frenzied way, day and night, to be the first to create life from inanimate body parts. He succeeds, but the life he creates is so monstrous to him he flees it in horror. He wants to destroy it.
Both Ozymandias and Frankenstein end up "shattered." They both represent the pitfalls of excessive pride and ego. They also represent the problems that can arise from not excercising foresight.
As noted in the other answer, Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Shelley were husband and wife.
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