In Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “Ozymandias,” the author describes an ironic event of the past to reveal to the reader the theme of his sonnet. As the underlying implicit message, the most theme in “Ozymandias” is that immortality is an unachievable human desire which even through possessions, fails to exist. Summarizing the story behind the reign of Ramses II, the third king of the 19th dynasty of Egypt, this theme is clearly displayed throughout the sonnet.
In the first eight lines or octet of this sonnet, Shelley, through the eyes of a traveler, provides a description of a worn down and dismally conditioned monumental sculpture. Creating vivid imagery, the reader is abl
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