Percy Shelley's 'Ozymandias': Mr Bruff Analysis

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The line 'the hand that mocked them and the heart that fed' is a play on the idiom 'to bite the hand that feeds you' which is interesting as the idiom means that you shouldn't criticise institutions and people in positions of authority if you are dependant on them. This is pretty ironic because of how Shelley is criticising George III, and highlights both the British Monarch and Ozymandias as despotic, tyrannical rulers. 'The heart that fed' could also be a reference to how Ozymandias was a power-hungry ruler, which again links to the idea that the poem is a criticism of George III's imperial, expansionist rule.

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Timestamps: Intro: 00:00 Promo: 00:16 About the poet: 00:53 Romanticism: 4:34 Context on poem: 6:07 Meaning: 8:08 Themes: 9:51 Form, structure, language: 10:52

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A few paragraphs inspired by the video in case they help anyone:) Shelley plays with the literal and the metaphorical to create an overwhelming sense of irony surrounding the fall of the king’s influence. Ozymandias’ message of supposed immortal power is printed on to a “pedestal”, giving idiomatic connotations of his veneration being of an underserved and foolish nature. The significance of the statue then collapsing and falling from the pedestal can be seen as showing that he has been removed from his position of false superiority too, as the collapsed statue can be extended to his collapsed illusion of power and importance. Shelley uses alliteration to demonstrate the vast, unending power of the desert in order to contrast and belittle the limited power of man. The statue can be seen as a representation of human power - it is a king’s attempt to evade death and cement himself in history - yet it lies broken as a “colossal wreck”. The statue is stripped of all power as it lies broken on the floor, yet the desert around it remains endless and overwhelming in its size - Shelley describes it as “boundless and bare”, “lone and level”. This use of alliteration serves to communicate the vast emptiness and powerful extent nature, and its ability to outlive all other forms of power and deem them insignificant by comparison.

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I think the desert represents the Eternal, also.

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[@harshil-s]

you could say that the sand symbolises Ozymandias' thoughts. his statue is sinking into the sand which is a direct correlation to being deluded into his idea that his omnipotence is everlasting

[@anushapatel564]

Heysh you could also say the sand imagery could link to time (because hourglasses measure time and are made of sand ). And the fact that there is only sand left. Relates to the theme that time is the true power

[@saeed6134]

and sand links to spider man

[@epitome4725]

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[@MEGAMAZ13]

@@saeed6134 therefore ozymandias is the original spider man...

[@dominicthorpe2894]

Heysh He buried his head in the sand instead of facing the reality that he is not infinitely powerful nor immortal.

[@Ashbury2193]

I am impressed by the contrasts in this poem: *The passions of Ozymandias that survive on lifeless stone, *The hand that mocked and the heart that fed *"Look on my works" with "Nothing beside remains." Also, very interestingly, the middle of the poem is not about the king, but about the sculptor. - He "well those passions read". The sculptor knew what the king was like and depicted him accurately. -The passions survive, stamped on lifeless stone (The word "stamped" is ambiguous, suggesting force to the face to mould it into shape, but also stamping on the face with the sculptor's foot!) -The sculptor's hand (or maybe also the hand of time) mocked the passions of the king by depicting them so vividly. However, the heart (or the intent) of the sculptor was to feed the king's passions, probably by appealing to his vanity, and more importantly, to please him so that the sculptor stayed alive! However, the most striking contrast of the whole poem was the contrast of the arrogant king's vainglorious words with the broken statue surrounded by the lone and level sands of the desert. What a devastating critique of the king's words!

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[@raymondfair7822]

This guy is a godamn HIPSTER! -atheist -vegetarian -peaceful protest

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7:33 - 7:38 Royal Mail just got as destroyed as Ozymandias' statue did

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I've covered all but 3 and I'm in year 9... get some better teachers :(

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[@dominic8237]

taught this today and one of my students noted the past tense of mocked, stamped, commanded referring to the past actions of ozymandias. he can't do those things anymore so showing a loss of power

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It's 'command' as in present tense but you could use 'fed' instead if you want three for your evidence

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all of those are done by the sculptor

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[@emmac9414]

I think it definitely was written to be aimed at King George III and his reign but Shelley may also have wanted it to apply to all monarchs after him. Perhaps as he knew that this poem and his poetry as a whole would be never changing and would essentially be eternalised unlike the views of specific monarchs and their power; so he wished for the criticisms in this poem to be applied to all monarchs after King George III if need be. I guess even though he knew that he wasn't a very successful poet at the time, he still knew that his poems would be read by someone and that the arts ,such as poetry, always lived on and developed. Which perhaps could not be said for King George as after he died, it was straight onto another King who ruled how he wished, whereas poets take ideas from each other and develop them, such as the sonnet forms you mentioned and The Romantics.

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[@shreddedwheatenjoyer]

That's a good point! that again links to the theme of art lasting forever almost

[@arianadoran-gilbert9161]

it's also notable for the line "Nothing beside remains". This could be read in two ways: there is nothing beside the statue remains, and a more interesting version: Nothing besides remains, meaning there isn't anything of note besides the remains. This is interesting as it can also refer to the remains of power as well as the statue. It can therefore be compared to Remains the poem, as they both reference remains.

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The line 'the lone and level sands stretch far away'. You could say that the desert outlives the statue and ozymandias himself. 'lone' - its deserted & almost peaceful which is a contrast to what it was really like. Power is buried under the sand and that ozymandias' power is not there anymore. 'level' - its undisturbed. And that 'far away' emphasises that its so distant and powerless, highlighting its insignificance.

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I think the first line is the most overlooked but also the most profound. Shelly uses it perfectly to not be the messenger of contemporary critique, while also building the first in a series of picture frames around a fading piece of art.

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Also if you haven't learned any poems (You should of but I know a lot of people have left it last minute), revise Ozymandias, War Photographer, and Poppies. And skim read the rest of either BBC bitesize or CGP as then you have enough knowledge to answer a theme question with at least a couple of points.

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They cover any theme that they can ask for the exam. Ozymandias (Power of Humans, Nature and Pride), War Photographer(Effects and Reality of conflict, Memory, Anger, Guilt and individual experience) and Poppies(Loss and absence, fear, identity and individual experience).

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The sonnet represents the thought process we engage to arrive at a solution to a given problem But in Time all problems simply resolve themselves This is ozymandias .Time wins !

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i believe the poem Ozymandias shows the cruel nature of cooking and how more than one cook can spoil the broth. it also shows how adding one more ingredient can destroy a dish or plate of food in such a horrific way. i think the poet is trying to give advice on how to cook correctly and how to become a culinary genius.

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There is an episode of Breaking Bad called Ozymandius, it was the 3rd from last episode of that series and it is regarded as one of the best episodes of television of all time. There are a lot of parallels between Heisenberg and Ozymandius

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There is also a theme of pity here, with a hint of dramatic irony (when the audience know something that the characters don't). 'Dispair' could also mean 'look at what I achieved, but any attempt to be remembered forever will fail. Despair for me because I have crumbled', not just despair because you will never be as good as me. Ozymandias doesn't know yet that his statue will crumble, yet we do, which makes this dramatic irony and is a foreshadowing of what will happen to his statue. The poem is a sonnet: this kinda says 'we love you really' and adds an element of pity to the poem.

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15:22 I would also like to add some notes on the structure. The rhyme starts off in a traditional before changing into something that's less easy to follow; this may suggest how Shelley views Ramses' self-love as broken and how his rule had no real structure to it as he made up so many of his victories in his lifetime. Shelley may be mocking Ramses' inability to be a true leader as he has to create a new rhyme scheme - which ends up being blocky and less natural. Ramses will never be the all-powerful leader he wished to be and Shelley shows his perceptions of him as unnatural and is unable to comprehend Ramses' narcissism.

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Thanks for the analysis of Ozymandias. I enjoyed it. I think it is a critique of the powerful in deluding themselves about the permanence of their achievement

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im using this poem for an essay for university, as a way to show the thinking during the enlightenment and this has really helped. i find that as well as the point of new powers taking over the old there is a overall relation to the enlightenment in the fact that it was a revolution in the way of thinking i.e. coming away from magic, religion and the occult as a way of explaining how things are done to make way for what is seen as the superior scientific method and use of reason rather than superstition to answer the unknown.

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Thank you, this really helped, although I had a different understanding of the poem, I thought the poem was writing about how humanity was powerless against the power of nature and was told that was correct. I love having 2 different views on the poem and think it will be very useful to have both in my exam later this year, Thanks so much!!

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Slowly working my way through all the poems (in power and conflict). These videos really help with context and my general understanding. Keep making more!!!! Thank You! :-)

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great! Final poem tonight!

[@tvtalk1343]

I think that the broken, random rhyme scheme is supposed to represent the broken statue that is lying amongst the sand in rubble, with each rhyming word representing a part of the statue. This could also represent the broken memory of the ruler himself as he has been long forgotten by the world which could be implied from the vast desert representing the stretch of time.

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[@sambannon7823]

I believe that the poem is a more general critique on the power of art, nature and natural creation. This is shown through the references to time passing and time moving forward. The intent of the poem was to emulate the views of the second generation romantic poets and how their love of nature is the driving force for change wether that be historically or allegorically in the case of George III. Rameses literally excepted his empire and his 'works' to live and rule forever and overcome the almighty force of time passing and the natural extremities. The facts that shelly puts and emphasis on the statue still being there shows how even the works of the artists has outlived the futile works and lifetime of the Pharaoh. The title to me suggests ruler of nothing how overtime the empire has been destroyed. The poem links to all the main anthology themes (Love, conflict, place and nature) which show the arrogance of rameses how his opinion of himself is much more than what is actually was. The conscious language choices used by shelly are to emulate his thoughts on everything that was happening at the time. the change in sonnets style could represent the argument against religion, Politics and overall power. My favrioute quote from the poem summarises the main message "colossal wreck' shows the oxymoron between what he thinks of himself and what the people though of him at the time, how he ruled with fear compared to what he actually was and what he is remembered as. Finally the overall message of the poem i the nature and time are the almighty powers and will live on until the end of time whereas some king or ruler are easily forgotten with the progression of time. (There is so much that i could talk about with the poem and if i had my anthology with me i could go into essay mode :). One of my favrioute and arguably on of the most meaningful poems in the anthology).

[@dario1998]

Although I'm Italian and you were talking about specific topics which I'm not hooked in, you have been very clear and understandable. However, I think that the meaning is deeply linked with the idea that time annihilates everything. Even the greatest and powerful mighty man/woman will be forgotten and beaten because of the passing of the time. And of course, as you said, the only piece which lasts from that moment are ideas and works of the artist.

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Finally.... I'm finished I've done all of the in depth analyses of the 15 poems. That took 3 whole school days. Spoiler alert: the only good poem in the specification is Extract from the Prelude (because it has a John Milton reference). I can't wait to go to sleep. Thank you for your work Mr Bruff. 👍

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Congratulations!

[@Gramakin]

I find an interesting irony in the words "Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair". Looked at from the point of view of Ozymandias himself, he is sure that any other ruler will be overawed by the astounding civilisation around his statue. Looked at from the current perspective, any Mighty person looking at what has become of Ozymandias' works will despair as they realise that their accomplishments are also ultimately dust and sand.

[@bobsobes9673]

Wow I always figured the line "the hand that mocked..." Was about the actual king Never thought that it could be about the sculptor Nice to hear a new interpretation Great video btw

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+bob sobes thanks!

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My English teacher sent me to your channel and it has really helped! I am starting to understand poetry a lot more now. Thank you!

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I have a degree in English too, 12 years of teach experience etc etc

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my GCSE is in two days - I pray that this is the poem that comes up!

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What came up?

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Bryan's cranstons read of this is amazing.

[@kenziemarsh996]

a technique that is used when it says ‘boundless and bare’ is called a bilabial plosive and it highlights the emptiness of the wreck

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So glad that this was the poem which came up

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THE POEM WAS OZYMANDIAS! Thankyou Mr Bruff!!! 💯❤️

[@ella3847]

'Shattered visage' - the ruined statue is a metaphor for political powers, the shattered represents the corruption and break in control, while the visage could show how the people don't know who is ruling them, and how people change in the face of power.

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This came up in the 2018 GCSE!

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The powerful verb ‘mocked’ really emphasises the awful image of Mocks, in the reader’s mind, as we realise we have English lit paper 2 tomorrow...

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Gonna to be honest, came here from Breaking Bad and Watchmen and it was really helpful finally to know all this things. Great analysis!

[@dianambrown]

This is just about my favourite single poem since I was 14 (over 60 years ago). I've suggested it for my funeral. (I'm an atheist.) I like it for some of the reasons outlined in the recording, but I see it above all as a comment on human life. While we are alive, we all see ourselves as the centre of the world that we experience. But we shall all die, and then what? Will we be remembered at all? How will we be remembered? For how long will we be remembered? How accurate a picture of Ozymandias the king is given by the poem? Ozymandias (Rameses) is an exceptional man, in that we still know who he was and something about him. But this statue hardly sums up his life. And bits of the statue have outlived the human being who was Rameses. We can appreciate something about the statue as the remains of a work of art even without any knowledge of Rameses. However, the statue hasn't survived all that well. Eventually, it too will probably perish. You could argue that Shelley's poem gives both man and statue another life, even if it is one that the original man probably wouldn't have wanted. Shades of the Shakespearian sonnet: Not marble, nor the gilded monuments Of princes, shall outlive this powerful rhyme; But you shall shine more bright in these contents Than unswept stone, besmear'd with sluttish time. When wasteful war shall statues overturn, And broils root out the work of masonry, Nor Mars his sword nor war's quick fire shall burn The living record of your memory. 'Gainst death and all-oblivious enmity Shall you pace forth; your praise shall still find room Even in the eyes of all posterity That wear this world out to the ending doom. So, till the judgment that yourself arise, You live in this, and dwell in lovers' eyes. A rather big-headed sonnet, but it carries the same idea. But in just my lifetime I have seen comfort with and understanding of Shakespeare's language diminish. And Chaucer was a great poet, but nowadays you have to learn his language to come to grips with his work. How long will it be before Shelley's poem fades into the past and sits alongside Chaucer or even Beowulf? So even the art is slowly lost. It's wonderful how much remains from the past, but eventually everything will have gone, including not just the individuals and their traces, but even their planet they lived in.

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+Abb4 thank you for your comments- very interesting.

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I teach English as a second language and just try to share these great poems and works as a way to hook preteens and teenagers into the language. I do not assign deep analytical writing which cause stress and a hunt for a high mark. I just want them to experience them, often as an escape from our normal reading/listening/writing/speaking exam tasks. While not every child loves them, I am able to hook a great many of them, and it also helps them with their Language A courses.

[@higaddrip2583]

Sand could be an extended metaphor for fragile power, in that ‘[his] works’ have crumbled into dust

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[@nydossary]

thank you so much for this analysis it helps me to understand the purpose of the this poem as tomorrow is my exam, again thank you

[@therealjaro3884]

Heavy when you drown at 29

[@benhawkinsguitar]

The RealJaro ano mate heavy tha

[@gabefozzer9716]

not half lad hes been terrored by water

[@abilashsritharan6485]

Thanks so much, your analysis helped me in my poetry essay. You are a saviour.

[@cheny0165]

you've mentioned there's an element of the Shakespearean sonnet in the first 4 lines and the rhyme scheme goes: abab. However, I don't think 'stone' rhymes with 'frown' so it doesn't match Shakespeareans sonnet so we can't really talk about the evolution of sonnets and how power never lasts forever...

[@mrbruff]

it's a close enough rhyme. Google it - everyone says the same about this poem

[@cheny0165]

mrbruff alright..

[@shortc1rcuit326]

And thus, Mr Bruff comes and saves the day again.

[@mojtaba4807]

Could you please do comparisons of poems and show Grade 9 analysis.. Everyone would appreciate it mrbruff

[@mrbruff]

+TwoManArmy did one today!

[@ewandunnett3906]

Got an exam tomorrow on Ozymandias and the themes of power and was a bit unsure of what to write about but this has made me really confident. Thank you so much, this was really helpful 🙂

[@jadiexoxo2878]

Can you give me advice on how I can learn 15 poems for my exam, in a duration of 3 months?😠😠😠😦😦😦😦😥😥😥😥

[@Hxmzh01]

OMG meeeeee

[@hahasjjake5964]

Jadey. W if its 15 poems revise one each day in detail therefore in around 2 weeks you will have completed learning your 15 poems and then to top it off just start comparing poems and that will help you remember them for the real thing , good luck.

[@syeda202]

Jadey. W don't forget the three other novels we have to learn plus how to pass the language exams 👍

[@jadiexoxo2878]

Syeda I am aware of that,but thanks anyway😅

[@jadiexoxo2878]

Haha Sjjake I can't revise a poem a day , because I am more likely going to forget what I have just revised, I will have to spend 2-3 days revising each poem.

[@harshitbirla1263]

can't wait for London Analysis! Keep these great videos coming!

[@mrbruff]

+harshit birla it's done: check the playlist. All 15 done

[@AlawiDenGhosty]

If I jump from a grade 5 to a grade 9 in literature because of you Mr Bruff... umm... ill do something special I Promise :)

[@mrbruff]

+AlawiDenGhosty good!

[@thedaisylife7483]

Thank you so much for these videos they really help me to back up my points in essays and papers.

[@mrbruff]

+The daisy life no problem

[@harihlz1828]

7:36 Damn that shade XDXD

[@josieredican]

Wow I was so happy when this came up in the literature today

[@mohamedmetwally3396]

One of my favourite poems❤️

[@tamircohen1512]

Anyone else here because you just got Ozymandias for the poem in lit paper 2?

[@jamesaleman4346]

I honeslty didn't think much of this poem until I saw this video. Thank you :)

[@juliusrowe9053]

Criticising both King George and religion? Two birds with one statue!

[@matthewstevens340]

You can also show the contrasting themes of power in the poem: Artist: truth, exposition, second speaking (relate to 'Julius Caesar' and Mark Anthony), innocence Time: change, death, changing minds, killer of anybody. Ozymandias: Cover of lies, idol worshippers, passing of power, material power (Money), legacy

[@mrbruff]

+Matt Plays explain those for us would you?

[@matthewstevens340]

mrbruff we did only 1 small bit on it in lessons but we saw the overlying power of time over all other things. "antique land' , "decay". However the artist is able to truly expose the deeper Ozymandias while showing only his face "mocked" (artistic term for a smaller statue design idea with rough features showing his time and intellect.) Lastly, the power of the current state in Britain is represented in Ozymandias (King George). Plus, this type of power and aristocracy was being attacked by Shelley and other romantic poets like Wordsworth. the French revolution was one chick of hole for change in Britain, which is one reason why this is good to compare to Blake's "London". hope this helped, teacher goes so in depth with this stuff

[@mrbruff]

Great!

[@izzydeeprose3153]

Perhaps Shelley detaching himself from the story being told at the start so as to not openly criticise could represent how the people who are under a powerful ruler are often not confident to speak out

[@jamesbuckley5346]

This is bloody brilliant! Thanks so much for everything, you have thoroughly earned my subscription!

[@mrbruff]

Great!

[@ashtailor385]

Im not sure but could the use of iambic pentameter full circling, (iambic pentameter, not iambic pentameter and back again) be a parallel to how most power hungry rulers have their reign but eventually its lost, similar to how the sculpture is made of stone but soon turns into sand? please tell me if im along the right lines and correct me if ive gone off on a stupid tangent

[@mrbruff]

yes

[@gurvrocketleague5310]

Well i am currently in year 9 and without any context realise that the writer is trying to say that the monarchy are oppressive and they wont be remembered forever and they are arrogant. with context this becomes even more clear. that is just a little that i understood from this poem, also you were right in saying small poems i.e. poems, are more complex and intelligent then you think they are from first looking at it. at my current school i am currently set 3 but am trying to push my self further to move up :). Fantastic video helped me a lot

[@adamfirth3082]

breaking bad?

[@smartwhip.]

the episode hank got kwenged

[@brahfamili1360]

Adam Firth I don’t think there’s a contrast between methamphetamine and an Egyptian king..

[@shehz]

@@brahfamili1360 No the episode 'Ozymandias' in Breaking Bad / 5x14

[@1256soph]

@@shehz yh there is

[@aliceglamis]

21-40 min are way more useful than spending my time reaching uni and being at a seminar!

[@Andrew-dh1ws]

11:41 when you finish a game

[@leonfoxworthy]

he says f then gg lol

[@dioradjumanova676]

@@leonfoxworthy fucking good game

[@leonfoxworthy]

@@dioradjumanova676 no hes giving an f in the chat for the fallen soldiers but he also wants to celebrate the W

[@blessed35]

Awesome video professor! Hats off. Your interpretaion have cleared up a lot my understanding on the poem. Loved the political and religious aspects you put foward.

[@mrbruff]

+blessed35 thank you