I think that your idea of "Ozymandias" as a love poem for ruins raises a super interesting perspective! Especially in the context of romanticism, I think that the idea of a fascination with ruins and the dead could lead to some very interesting insights into "Ozymandias."
I love that you put what Shelley's wife said. That is very interesting that she said, "it is from the heart". Poetry often is, but putting that into context of this poem makes it all the more interesting. Who REALLY is this king he is talking about and what truly is his opinion about said King?
Your comment about the traveller being real or not was thought provoking. How would that change the poem if he was intended to be a fake character? Does it make the narrator unreliable? And how would an unreliable narrator affect this particular poem?
I think that your idea of "Ozymandias" as a love poem for ruins raises a super interesting perspective! Especially in the context of romanticism, I think that the idea of a fascination with ruins and the dead could lead to some very interesting insights into "Ozymandias."
ReplyDeleteI love that you put what Shelley's wife said. That is very interesting that she said, "it is from the heart". Poetry often is, but putting that into context of this poem makes it all the more interesting. Who REALLY is this king he is talking about and what truly is his opinion about said King?
ReplyDeleteYour comment about the traveller being real or not was thought provoking. How would that change the poem if he was intended to be a fake character? Does it make the narrator unreliable? And how would an unreliable narrator affect this particular poem?
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