Ozymandias
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"Ozymandias" is a sonnet written by the English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, first published in the 11 January 1818 issue of The Examiner of London.
Shelley's "Ozymandias" in The Examiner
The statue fragment known as the Younger Memnon in the British Museum
1817 draft by Percy Bysshe Shelley, Bodleian Library
Percy Bysshe Shelley by Alfred Clint
Ozymandias (Breaking Bad)
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"Ozymandias" is the fourteenth episode of the fifth season of the American television drama series Breaking Bad, and the 60th episode of the series overall. Written by Moira Walley-Beckett and directe
Ozymandias
…to the poem. The fourteenth episode of the final season of Breaking Bad, covering the dramatic downfall of protagonist Walter White, was entitled "Ozymandias". A recitation of the poem by series lead Bryan Cranston was used in a trailer for the series. The poem is quoted in the 2017 Ridley Scott science…
Walter lies in anguish, echoing both the "half-sunk shattered visage" from Percy Shelley's poem and Gus's reaction to Max's death.
Dean Norris made his final on-screen appearance in Breaking Bad in "Ozymandias".
Ramesses II—the basis for Shelley's Ozymandias—whose poetic downfall is paralleled in Walt's
Bryan Cranston and Anna Gunn received acclaim and won Primetime Emmy Awards for their performances in "Ozymandias".