Shelley wrote this poem against an important historical backdrop: Napoleon was ruling France and King George III was ruling England. Both rulers were wreaking havoc on the world and Shelley meant to remind them of their destiny.
@@priyanshubaranwal363 mhm Shelley was a pacifist and hated the way conquerers were running the world he lived in, and wrote the poem as a callback to the fate of King Rameses II of egypt, who is directly mentioned as Ozymandias
The man is named Diodorus Siculus, and when Percy says that he met a man from an antique land, what he means is he read this account of the statue in a book and is relaying it to the reader
The point of this poem is that in the end, no one will know or care who you were and what you did. Ozymandias, Ramses the Great, was the king of kings in his day, a god; and even he is forgotten. Quite literally the sands of time have buried him and his city, and whatever good he did is lost to time. Nothing beside remains.
Swole Jeezy then how is that motivation? You do things nobody has ever seen, you work through blood sweat and tears and pain, and your gonna tell me that in the end it’s all useless?
@@milesfort2193 There is a video on youtube somewhere which describes a philosophy called Optimistic Nihilism. This poem is quite obviously nihilistic, but I would argue that because all things end, both the good and the bad, you may as well enjoy the ride.
The right poetry, the right music, and the right voice. The three aspects that can change a heart, all used together, change many hearts. Keep doing more of these poems. They deserve to be told with such power.
@@NavidIsANoob Hear hear... One of my best friends (who’s American) claimed with certainty that “When America falls, the world will end.” When I pointed out that every empire in the world (from the Babylonian Empire to the Soviet Union) claimed the same thing he became very, very quiet...
peace leader i love it because it’s a poem that sums up the futility of ego in less than a paragraph. Ozzymandius obviously believed his works would stand forever instead his monument only discourages others from similar ideals. If this “King of kings” lays forgotten in the desert what hope do other “great men” have of their monuments to their own vanity.
To me, it has many means. On of them is that we will be remembers by our actions, but only through the lens of other people. Much like all of history. The face in the sand had a "sneer of cold command" not because of Ozymandias, but because "its sculptor well those passions read". Ozymandias may have had the statue built, but the sculptor 'immortalized' him as cold through history. This theme is also present at the very start of the poem where the narrator heard this entire scene from someone else, again we no way of telling what the truth is except for what we are told. The most prevalent theme is impermanence, no matter how great we are, history will turn us to dust.
I find myself listening to this poem quiet regularly, I have no idea why it resonates with me so much or why I'm drawn to it. I find it truly beautiful
So I'm not very knowledgeable in poems, but I think that from among the ones I've read/listened to, this one is my favorite. It's such a powerful message, and so iconic.
What if Ozymandias knew of this and was warning us? Despair, look at all my work, forgotten by time, despair, for it is impossible to remain. Look upon my work, despair, for there is nothing to see.
@@severusfloki5778 wow. Sometimes simple advice is the best. I suppose it is rational to look at all the deadlines and news pieces and death and think how horrible everything is but, we only live once I guess it is better to roll with the punches and take life seriously, but not yourself as much.
@@wilsonduplessis7139 Yes! Except I would say it is important to take yourself seriously for it to translate into a good life. You have to love yourself, but not enough to "overthink" yourself into apathy. Let your self-love be one of actions. Conquer what you can, knowing that you have nothing to lose anyways-yes it’s temporary, yes it’s meaningless, yes you’ll be forgotten... but what do you want? Do the most with this unidealistic existence we were offered. The ony alternative to it is being a loser AND be forgotten even quicker.
I actually find the poem very motivating, and freeing. My interpretation is that Shelley points to fragility and meaninglessness in fighting for status and power in of it self. Ozymandias is building his story of his own greatness, clinging on to the ide of who he is, tryng to create security and pemanence in an universe of inpermanence. Eventually it is all swept away, but some feeble ruins, which now almost comicaly serves as a reminder of Ozymandias ignorance. For me this does not mean that nothing matters. It points to just being natural, feet on the ground. It points to that we are all vulnrable beeings, and in this we are all the same. It points to the possibility of dropping the false security of power and status, and embracing reality, the humbling reality of death, vulnrability and impermanence, which we all share. For me the last sentence "Round the decay Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare, The lone and level sands stretch far away.”, is an invitation to stepping away from the constructing and defence of a story of who you are (the wreck) and into the eternal nature, and discovering the wast boundless nature that lives in all of us (consciousness). So it is motivating in an spiritual sense.
Yeah, tho it’s a very bleak poem, it’s also very zen. In that, people shouldn’t sweat the small stuff enjoy and be grateful for what u have because inevitably it will be gone. Therefore this poem helps keep me grounded in a strange way.
Idk if it’s an intended interpretation but I also like how although the “empire” of ozymandias is gone and the power he once must have had is irrelevant, the art that the sculptor made still remains and is given notice to its quality. Fighting for status and power for itself is shown as meaningless, but the fact that art and creation and mastery can last is very motivational to me.
Shelly should have added something to the effect that he was part of an empire and benefited from conquest , or else he would be toiling and not having time to think these things and write these lines. In a way he too was Ozy
I met a traveller from an antique land, Who said-“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand, Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed; And on the pedestal, these words appear: My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair! Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.”
"Ozymandias" is Shelley's great canvas of the maze of time, space, corporeality, consciousness. And, this is a stunning audio-visual work on it. -G. I. Sheriff
After this recital, I can’t recover for long. The lyrics, the voice, the music and above all the point,/poenta/ it all shook me to the bottom. Thank you for giving me the depth of that knowledge.
@@lanesmith1465 I agree. You can raise kids with all the love and ethics ever known but there will always be a small percentage who are born psychopaths.
Omitting I just noticed is the inscription on the plaque is a microcosm of the role of art in society because it has one meaning, to express glory of the king and instill fear into those who dare object his magnificence, as all great statues do. But it also carries another rmeaning only found after years of decay. Despair both means look on with fear and in a sense, barren nothingness. While the plaque was referring to the king at the time, in the current time it's saying look at what's left after all is said and done. Heros are born and villains die but time outlines all of it and what is left to show for but despair. So really, art changes over time. It gains new meaning with new contexts.
even the greatest deeds of us will not withstand the hardship of time , what whose written on stone will eventually disappear , time has the best formula to eradicate the best and worst actions in our frail lives ...
I think we can interpret this in a modern setting as you shouldn't take life too seriously for we all shall be forgotten, so enjoy this moment and don't let egotistic ambition or desire of material things cloud a benevolent life
No matter how amazing or great you were, and what you left in this world, everything passes, everything will be forgotten eventually, nothing lasts forever. Entropy wins, Entropy always wins.
The poem could be also mocking such arrogance of “royalty” and “kings” by showing that nothing is left of his kingdom and glory and legacy other than a broken statue in the middle of the desert that animals piss and shit on and people pass by without caring. Even after his arrogant words of telling people to despair in front of his success.
You seem to have missed the point of the poem entirely. The poem has several layers: First, that a man once lived who called himself the king of kings. Second, that a man once lived whose job it was to depict said king. Third, that the king of kings was cruel, and arrogant. Fourth, that the man depicting him knew of this in enough detail to do his likeness justice. Fifth, that he and his came in to ruin and failure. Sixth, despite his success and accomplishments, all he built has crumbled. Seventh, despite his failures, and shortcomings, his legacy still remains for us to see. Eighth, what we can learn from him is that no matter how horrid one may be, to affect the world in profound ways has no moral guise. He is remembered. He is not loved, he is not cherished. But he is remembered. We remember all that we can about the great actions of the past, good or bad. And we must not forget that our great actions will be remembered. Good. Or. Bad.
@@silverpact1008 How can you even pretend to claim you know the "correct" interpretation? This is a poem. All layers of analysis is equally valid, as was the comment above. Pretentious.
Silver Pact Yes people are remembered for good or bad in human history, and that is actually a good thing that we also remember the bad people because it explains why shit got fucked up or why certain things happened in history, but lets remember also that it is better to be remembered for good things as human being. Us humans are naturally emotional and empathetic when in groups/tribes which is why we are naturally inclined to coming up with a moral system, and we as a collective see bad people as trash because of that. On a large history scale would you rather be remembered as dictator Pol Pot was or as nikola tesla was? and on a smaller history scale would you rather be remembered as legendary boxer and activist muhammad ali was or as serial killer ted bundy was? What you are remembered for is just as important as being remembered at all, and it is better to not ever be remembered than to be remembered for something horrible or disgraceful.
This is by far the best rendition of the poem. Yes, there are a couple of videos out there with better visuals and the powerful voice of Mr. Cranston. But in those videos and / or renditions, the narrator does not take the time to tell the story. They go thru in a rush. Mr. Price knew how to take his time to capture the audience and take them on a journey
I am so glad that I subscribed to this channel. Such great pieces of work I love the music, his strong yet subtle voice. Everything in this video is just right.
I remember hearing the fragment of ozymandias' saying from a character named David in Prometheus who had contempt for humans and the supposed creators of human kind and sought to destroy them, which he succeeded and before killing them said, "My name is Ozymandias king of kings, look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!"
Its so much more layered than that. The movie is actually Alien: Covenant, and David, who is a robot, destroyed the creators of mankind because he believed he, as the creator of the xenomorph, was above humans and their creator. However, when reciting the poem whilst commiting genocide, he credits the poem to Byron instead of Shelley, showing his flaws as he destroys those who he thinks he is superior to. Those movies are incredibly layered, and David is one of the best movie villians ever. God, the two Alien prequels are criminally underrated.
"RedFrost MOTIVATION" -posts poem about even the greatest among us being forgotten and our greatest achievements being carried away by time and the desert sands. Thanks dude I feel really motivated now.
Come my friend ti's not to late to seek a newer world for our purpose holds to sail beyond the sunset... Tennyson. Thankyou for your work in these hard times 👍❤️
The irony of the poem lies in the contrast between the grandiose boast of the inscription and the desolate reality of the ruined statue. Despite Ozymandias' claims of greatness and power, all that remains of his empire are broken ruins in the desert, surrounded by empty sands.
It doesn't matter what we accomplish, what we create, who we conquer. In the end, the sands of time will render our accomplishments to dust in the endless desert of history.
Bro this is great another 1 been in my playlist, please create more of these even if you have 💯 views, I will always save these to my playlist. Love and 🙏.
A 'being' into a desert might step And for a while, here may stand. Then, slowly, it comes to mind Earned power which Some in life command Like Ozymandias, one day Becomes a trillion grains of sand
It’s a mockery. Ozymandis, “king of kings”, all that’s left is some rock with some empty words. All he has and he was was gone, covered by a desert and “nothing else remains”. If he wanted people to think that “he is grand and leave a legacy”, why broken legs, in a desert where nothing else remains, told by a random traveller?
1 Peter 1:24-25(KJV) For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
Alien Covenant.. Being a big fan of the Android character David, his reciting of this poem is what brought me here. I admittedly never liked or understood poetry. But this one fascinates me.. The character Ozymandais in Watchmen is another reason it got me interested. I was wanting to know more about the character.. Does anyone think Ozymandais in Watchmen was inspired by this poem?
There was noble city old A mighty king and vassals bold And there were gathered scholars true And moon-faced ladies not a few And there were princes proud and free And stories told, and minstrelsy A memory now, we mourn their fall And honor Time, who levels all Arthur Ryder - Bhratrahari Verse translation
I believe the poem is saying that those that reside on pedestals of self-importance are temporary and will be forgotten, meanwhile the honest artwork of the unnamed craftsman and citizen remains centuries after the fall of Alexander The Great’s fragile empire.
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Shelley wrote this poem against an important historical backdrop: Napoleon was ruling France and King George III was ruling England. Both rulers were wreaking havoc on the world and Shelley meant to remind them of their destiny.
Really?
Is that true?
@@priyanshubaranwal363 mhm
Shelley was a pacifist and hated the way conquerers were running the world he lived in, and wrote the poem as a callback to the fate of King Rameses II of egypt, who is directly mentioned as Ozymandias
@@drac4932 What era was that
@@severusfloki5778 i honestly dont know the era, or who you're asking about, but its a pretty easy google as both their names are there
@@severusfloki5778 Shelly wrote the poem in or around 1815 but published later.
I just realized Ozymandias is being told from the perspective of a man recalling the story of another man who saw the ruins. He’s that forgotten.
The man is named Diodorus Siculus, and when Percy says that he met a man from an antique land, what he means is he read this account of the statue in a book and is relaying it to the reader
Good point
like I know a guy who knows a guy who knows a guy, but time, distances us from his great works that only lasted his time... Some great works
Thrice forgotten or thrice remembered
Well nearly forgotten. Ozymandias was Ramses the Great
The point of this poem is that in the end, no one will know or care who you were and what you did. Ozymandias, Ramses the Great, was the king of kings in his day, a god; and even he is forgotten. Quite literally the sands of time have buried him and his city, and whatever good he did is lost to time. Nothing beside remains.
In my poem assiagnmet,they asked me what the theme is and o said 'powerful people's power wouldn't last forever',is that kind of correct?
Vanhmingliani Tochhawng Yeah, that no mark you could make on the world is permanent. The universe always overgrows humans
Swole Jeezy then how is that motivation? You do things nobody has ever seen, you work through blood sweat and tears and pain, and your gonna tell me that in the end it’s all useless?
@@milesfort2193 There is a video on youtube somewhere which describes a philosophy called Optimistic Nihilism. This poem is quite obviously nihilistic, but I would argue that because all things end, both the good and the bad, you may as well enjoy the ride.
This is the comment that should be pinned. The current one totally misses the mark.
The right poetry, the right music, and the right voice. The three aspects that can change a heart, all used together, change many hearts. Keep doing more of these poems. They deserve to be told with such power.
My favorite adaptation
ruclips.net/video/sPlSH6n37ts/видео.html
@@schmidtythekidd Love that one, Breaking Bad is such a good show! They used that adaptation as a promo
Please I need to know the name of the music
@@양송이짱 Lamellophone and the Gulf of Mexico by Slow Meadow
"The earth is littered with kingdoms that once though they were immortal"
impermanece of all things. The Tao knew, The Stoics knew.. Ancient wisdom has much truth. Please read it, important now as it was then.
Just like the United States thinks itself immortal today.
Supper
@@NavidIsANoob history repeats itself i guess that’s a universal law
@@NavidIsANoob Hear hear... One of my best friends (who’s American) claimed with certainty that “When America falls, the world will end.”
When I pointed out that every empire in the world (from the Babylonian Empire to the Soviet Union) claimed the same thing he became very, very quiet...
I've always loved this poem
peace leader i love it because it’s a poem that sums up the futility of ego in less than a paragraph. Ozzymandius obviously believed his works would stand forever instead his monument only discourages others from similar ideals. If this “King of kings” lays forgotten in the desert what hope do other “great men” have of their monuments to their own vanity.
Me too. It’s full of sadness and prophecy. The words fall deliciously on the ear. Have a lovely day. ❤️
To me, it has many means. On of them is that we will be remembers by our actions, but only through the lens of other people. Much like all of history. The face in the sand had a "sneer of cold command" not because of Ozymandias, but because "its sculptor well those passions read". Ozymandias may have had the statue built, but the sculptor 'immortalized' him as cold through history. This theme is also present at the very start of the poem where the narrator heard this entire scene from someone else, again we no way of telling what the truth is except for what we are told. The most prevalent theme is impermanence, no matter how great we are, history will turn us to dust.
No you didn’t
And I never did
No one could've read this better than Vincent Price. Powerful yet soothing voice.
_"My name is Homo Sapien, Hominid of hominids; Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!"_
-Exurb1a
Ah I see you're a man of culture as well
In which video does he say that?
@@altairrising we're the last humans left
🙂
Opening scene of 2001 a space Odyssey comes to mind.
Big thanks to Sad-ist for showing us this wonderful piece of art!!
the fact that you had the bravery to say this in the face of people probably going to comment "ew dream stan" amazes me
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YESSIR SHEEEEEE-
YES AGREED
@@ToibiDoesStuff yeah. But like how can you not its SADIST
Yes. thank you @Sad-ist for making a artwork
Beloved Vincent Price - always loved his voice
I've just been taken back many years to watching the mask of the red death
Bravo vince
The background melody and the man's voice gave me chills.
I find myself listening to this poem quiet regularly, I have no idea why it resonates with me so much or why I'm drawn to it. I find it truly beautiful
Vincent Price's recitation is so powerful, peaceful, liberating and mesmerizing.
So I'm not very knowledgeable in poems, but I think that from among the ones I've read/listened to, this one is my favorite. It's such a powerful message, and so iconic.
Vincent Price is good in literally everything he does.
The mellifluous tones of Vincent Price add so much, to my mind, to this great life lesson. Thanks. F.
What if Ozymandias knew of this and was warning us?
Despair, look at all my work, forgotten by time, despair, for it is impossible to remain. Look upon my work, despair, for there is nothing to see.
**existential crysis increasing**
but the time live Ozymandias, he is lives well, so many lives bad time
@@helloMRdj1 Don’t let it get to you. Being a doomer is rational but miserable. Get your head out of it.
@@severusfloki5778 wow. Sometimes simple advice is the best. I suppose it is rational to look at all the deadlines and news pieces and death and think how horrible everything is but, we only live once I guess it is better to roll with the punches and take life seriously, but not yourself as much.
@@wilsonduplessis7139 Yes! Except I would say it is important to take yourself seriously for it to translate into a good life. You have to love yourself, but not enough to "overthink" yourself into apathy. Let your self-love be one of actions. Conquer what you can, knowing that you have nothing to lose anyways-yes it’s temporary, yes it’s meaningless, yes you’ll be forgotten... but what do you want? Do the most with this unidealistic existence we were offered. The ony alternative to it is being a loser AND be forgotten even quicker.
There is no mistaking the voice of Price nor the words of Shelley. Oh to have those voices among us today.
It's Magnificent to hear Vincent Price read this great poem! Thank you for posting this!
I read this one in school, this poem is so great that it became a symbol for BREAKING BAD and made the Greatest Episode Ever....
I actually find the poem very motivating, and freeing.
My interpretation is that Shelley points to fragility and meaninglessness in fighting for status and power in of it self. Ozymandias is building his story of his own greatness, clinging on to the ide of who he is, tryng to create security and pemanence in an universe of inpermanence.
Eventually it is all swept away, but some feeble ruins, which now almost comicaly serves as a reminder of Ozymandias ignorance.
For me this does not mean that nothing matters. It points to just being natural, feet on the ground. It points to that we are all vulnrable beeings, and in this we are all the same.
It points to the possibility of dropping the false security of power and status, and embracing reality, the humbling reality of death, vulnrability and impermanence, which we all share.
For me the last sentence "Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare, The lone and level sands stretch far away.”, is an invitation to stepping away from the constructing and defence of a story of who you are (the wreck) and into the eternal nature, and discovering the wast boundless nature that lives in all of us (consciousness).
So it is motivating in an spiritual sense.
Yeah, tho it’s a very bleak poem, it’s also very zen. In that, people shouldn’t sweat the small stuff enjoy and be grateful for what u have because inevitably it will be gone. Therefore this poem helps keep me grounded in a strange way.
Idk if it’s an intended interpretation but I also like how although the “empire” of ozymandias is gone and the power he once must have had is irrelevant, the art that the sculptor made still remains and is given notice to its quality.
Fighting for status and power for itself is shown as meaningless, but the fact that art and creation and mastery can last is very motivational to me.
@@onurubu power structures fall but art is ever lasting. I like it.
i disagree, it’s a warning against hubris. it’s essentially a memento mori, it even has a shattered visage.
Shelly should have added something to the effect that he was part of an empire and benefited from conquest , or else he would be toiling and not having time to think these things and write these lines. In a way he too was Ozy
I met a traveller from an antique land,
Who said-“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed;
And on the pedestal, these words appear:
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.”
"Ozymandias" is Shelley's great canvas of the maze of time, space, corporeality, consciousness.
And, this is a stunning audio-visual work on it.
-G. I. Sheriff
No need to quote yourself on RUclips, lol.
Prolly the best string of words ever put together by a human being.
You’ve never heard who let the dogs out?
Vincent Prices sonorous, precise diction and timing of emphasis give this sonnet a haunting quality which echoes across time.
Had to see what this was all about from Sad-ist
me too man
@@sudipto4447 the poem is really cool
Vincent Price his voice will never be forgotten ✨✨✨
I recited this poem in one of my school competition.. this brought back those sweet memories 🥰
I'm speechless, what a masterpiece of phrases. 👍👍👍
Very very powerfully recited.👍👍👍
A masterpiece which transcends all time!
After this recital, I can’t recover for long. The lyrics, the voice, the music and above all the point,/poenta/ it all shook me to the bottom. Thank you for giving me the depth of that knowledge.
The fact that Vincent Price is narrating this makes it exponentially better if that is even possible
That's my poem.
You're goddamn right!
Not sure how a poem about the impermanence and futility of all things is supposed to be inspiring, but hey. This is one of my favourite poems.
“If every 8-year old in the world is taught meditation, we will eliminate violence from the world within one generation.”
- Dalai Lama
Mr. Lama might be right 'bout that.
Then he underestimates the vile nature of people.
@@lanesmith1465 I agree. You can raise kids with all the love and ethics ever known but there will always be a small percentage who are born psychopaths.
Melodious Dharma Sound I think meditation alone would not.....We need our children to value every form of life before anything else......✌🏻
Lane Smith you are people.......Are you admitting to having a vile nature?
Omitting I just noticed is the inscription on the plaque is a microcosm of the role of art in society because it has one meaning, to express glory of the king and instill fear into those who dare object his magnificence, as all great statues do.
But it also carries another rmeaning only found after years of decay. Despair both means look on with fear and in a sense, barren nothingness.
While the plaque was referring to the king at the time, in the current time it's saying look at what's left after all is said and done. Heros are born and villains die but time outlines all of it and what is left to show for but despair.
So really, art changes over time. It gains new meaning with new contexts.
even the greatest deeds of us will not withstand the hardship of time , what whose written on stone will eventually disappear , time has the best formula to eradicate the best and worst actions in our frail lives ...
Well done. makes you stop and think about what it all means.
I think we can interpret this in a modern setting as you shouldn't take life too seriously for we all shall be forgotten, so enjoy this moment and don't let egotistic ambition or desire of material things cloud a benevolent life
No matter how amazing or great you were, and what you left in this world, everything passes, everything will be forgotten eventually, nothing lasts forever. Entropy wins, Entropy always wins.
I'm so incredibly glad this is read by Vincent price !
Excellent reading of one nof the greatest poems of all time.
This poem was part of my High school English Syllabus. A master piece indeed !
Me too ( from Andhrapradesh)
So powerful. I remember studying this one in junior high school. But hearing it read by Vincent Price is just the best.❤
Such a brilliant poem, so beautifully read by Vincent. Reminds me of the quote: ' the graveyards are full of indispensable people'.
There is one who lived 2000 years ago..
What he did and how he did it is still so fresh
And all he preached was for us to care for each other...
The poem could be also mocking such arrogance of “royalty” and “kings” by showing that nothing is left of his kingdom and glory and legacy other than a broken statue in the middle of the desert that animals piss and shit on and people pass by without caring. Even after his arrogant words of telling people to despair in front of his success.
You seem to have missed the point of the poem entirely.
The poem has several layers:
First, that a man once lived who called himself the king of kings.
Second, that a man once lived whose job it was to depict said king.
Third, that the king of kings was cruel, and arrogant.
Fourth, that the man depicting him knew of this in enough detail to do his likeness justice.
Fifth, that he and his came in to ruin and failure.
Sixth, despite his success and accomplishments, all he built has crumbled.
Seventh, despite his failures, and shortcomings, his legacy still remains for us to see.
Eighth, what we can learn from him is that no matter how horrid one may be, to affect the world in profound ways has no moral guise. He is remembered. He is not loved, he is not cherished. But he is remembered. We remember all that we can about the great actions of the past, good or bad. And we must not forget that our great actions will be remembered. Good. Or. Bad.
@@silverpact1008 How can you even pretend to claim you know the "correct" interpretation? This is a poem. All layers of analysis is equally valid, as was the comment above. Pretentious.
Silver Pact TY, makes it clearer to me...
Silver Pact Yes people are remembered for good or bad in human history, and that is actually a good thing that we also remember the bad people because it explains why shit got fucked up or why certain things happened in history, but lets remember also that it is better to be remembered for good things as human being. Us humans are naturally emotional and empathetic when in groups/tribes which is why we are naturally inclined to coming up with a moral system, and we as a collective see bad people as trash because of that. On a large history scale would you rather be remembered as dictator Pol Pot was or as nikola tesla was? and on a smaller history scale would you rather be remembered as legendary boxer and activist muhammad ali was or as serial killer ted bundy was? What you are remembered for is just as important as being remembered at all, and it is better to not ever be remembered than to be remembered for something horrible or disgraceful.
Silver Pact thanks for sharing this....✌🏻🙏🏼
This is by far the best rendition of the poem. Yes, there are a couple of videos out there with better visuals and the powerful voice of Mr. Cranston. But in those videos and / or renditions, the narrator does not take the time to tell the story. They go thru in a rush. Mr. Price knew how to take his time to capture the audience and take them on a journey
I am so glad that I subscribed to this channel. Such great pieces of work I love the music, his strong yet subtle voice. Everything in this video is just right.
It's just a reminder that nothing lasts forever.
I remember hearing the fragment of ozymandias' saying from a character named David in Prometheus who had contempt for humans and the supposed creators of human kind and sought to destroy them, which he succeeded and before killing them said, "My name is Ozymandias king of kings, look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!"
Its so much more layered than that. The movie is actually Alien: Covenant, and David, who is a robot, destroyed the creators of mankind because he believed he, as the creator of the xenomorph, was above humans and their creator. However, when reciting the poem whilst commiting genocide, he credits the poem to Byron instead of Shelley, showing his flaws as he destroys those who he thinks he is superior to. Those movies are incredibly layered, and David is one of the best movie villians ever. God, the two Alien prequels are criminally underrated.
David is actually addressing the engineers that even they cannot match him
Best reading i've heard. Thanx mr. Price
"RedFrost MOTIVATION"
-posts poem about even the greatest among us being forgotten and our greatest achievements being carried away by time and the desert sands.
Thanks dude I feel really motivated now.
Alexander The Normal
Come my friend ti's not to late to seek a newer world for our purpose holds to sail beyond the sunset... Tennyson. Thankyou for your work in these hard times 👍❤️
I am reading this poem in class 8. For me. Ozymandias signifies that "Nothing is permanent in this, world of decay."
There is a kind of magic during these 2:17 seconds of this specific artistic manifestation....marvellous!
I like it,the poem is classic ,the poetry performed everything is the impermanence, suffering and nonself or unwholesome.
Beautiful interpretation by Vincent Price...
The irony of the poem lies in the contrast between the grandiose boast of the inscription and the desolate reality of the ruined statue. Despite Ozymandias' claims of greatness and power, all that remains of his empire are broken ruins in the desert, surrounded by empty sands.
I’ve just come across your page and I’m so thankful. Everything about your videos is epic. Congratulations and thank you!
It doesn't matter what we accomplish, what we create, who we conquer. In the end, the sands of time will render our accomplishments to dust in the endless desert of history.
Dear Lord, this is astounding...
I have this poem for my 8th grade exam it really moved me once I understood the meaning
The voice of Vincent Price! Great
Everytime i listen to this..i hear something new..
We are only here for a short time.
What we build is legacy
What we are is stories.
Stories that stir the sands.
I like to think this poem is the epitaph of humanity. When we are all dead and long gone.
This poem is so beautiful especially if read good ❤❤
I always wanted such voice to recite poems.
Great reading by Vincent Price
The advert at the beginning is worth a watch! Entertaining.
“I watched Jane die”...
also here from breaking bad
10/10
I could have saved her...
But i didn't
I listen to it every night
To remind myself of how humble I should be 🙏🏼
Bro this is great another 1 been in my playlist, please create more of these even if you have 💯 views, I will always save these to my playlist. Love and 🙏.
Straight up the best channel
A beautiful poem, stunningly narrated. Thank you for sharing.
Hands down amazing channel.
Song name is: Lamellophone and the Gulf of Mexico
Thank you !!
Thank you!
The lone and level sands stretch far away 💜🖤
It's so beautiful this poem.thank you Rumi.
A 'being' into a desert might step
And for a while, here may stand.
Then, slowly, it comes to mind
Earned power which
Some in life command
Like Ozymandias, one day
Becomes a trillion grains of sand
Underrated
Jeez that's beautiful
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I remember reading this poem in 6th grade english book. Brings back nostalgia
Nothing short of marvellous ❤
My favorite poem by my favorite poet!
Really didn't expect Vincent Price...........Well done RedFrost..........................
Love Vincent Price and his voice
Absolutely fantastic!
This filled out the empty gap's of my mind thank you
It’s a mockery. Ozymandis, “king of kings”, all that’s left is some rock with some empty words. All he has and he was was gone, covered by a desert and “nothing else remains”.
If he wanted people to think that “he is grand and leave a legacy”, why broken legs, in a desert where nothing else remains, told by a random traveller?
Even that is impressive 100 years later and this is still remembered by us who remain even after his kingdom fell anything that remains is impressive
I really enjoy your content, keep it up! You inspired me to begin making videos to share wisdom and knowledge. Thank you Redfrost!
Nice content
I just watched the KRS quotes
You are doing really well
@@iam-trentflanagan I appreciate you, thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it and I hope you learned something!
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Quote #5 is so true
I wish you luck
Shelley, my favorite poet.
ويبقى وجه ربك ذو الجلال والإكرام
Vincent Price had a voice that is immediately recognized.
1 Peter 1:24-25(KJV) For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:
But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
Alien Covenant.. Being a big fan of the Android character David, his reciting of this poem is what brought me here. I admittedly never liked or understood poetry. But this one fascinates me.. The character Ozymandais in Watchmen is another reason it got me interested. I was wanting to know more about the character.. Does anyone think Ozymandais in Watchmen was inspired by this poem?
Simple answer...yes 🎬👍
Me too
There was noble city old
A mighty king and vassals bold
And there were gathered scholars true
And moon-faced ladies not a few
And there were princes proud and free
And stories told, and minstrelsy
A memory now, we mourn their fall
And honor Time, who levels all
Arthur Ryder - Bhratrahari Verse translation
When you come to your roadblock in time, remember, the word of God abides forever
I believe the poem is saying that those that reside on pedestals of self-importance are temporary and will be forgotten, meanwhile the honest artwork of the unnamed craftsman and citizen remains centuries after the fall of Alexander The Great’s fragile empire.
Remarkably well done one of my favourite poetic piece
I read all the poems in my Master degree. Still each line of this poem is ringing 🙏🙏🌹🙏🙏