Ozy and MyLD Flashcards
How does Shelly characterise Ozymandias?
a cold and arrogant ruler
Both rulers in the poems are ______
cold, heartless
How is the statue describes?
as a “colossal wreck”
Why dose the Duke think that talking to his wife would be ‘stooping’?
he viewed his wife as inferior to him
What does the ‘wreck’ symbolise?
the power of nature
Both poems explore _____ (3)
arrogance, rulers looking down on people, misuse of power
Who does Browning criticise for their abuse of power over women in Victorian society?
men
What does the Duke refer to his ‘nine hundred year old name’ as?
a ‘gift’
What does Browning use to symbolise the Duke’s control over his wife?
a painting
What does the Duke give ‘commands’ for?
someone to murder his wife
How does Ozymandias view his people?
he ‘sneers’ at them
How does Ozymandias rule?
with ‘cold command’
What does the once ‘colossal’ size of the statue symbolise?
how powerful Ozymandias once was
