What is one thing that the world's most tyrannical leaders have in common? They failed to rule the world. When making their decision, they feel too superior to fail and cannot be stopped. Over time, they all fall away and are forgotten. This subject inspired Percy Bysshe Shelley to write one of the most famous sonnets of all time, “Ozymandias.” Before Shelley began writing “Ozymandias,” he wrote sonnets that expressed his dislike of the tyranny that ruled England during the time of King George III. Shelley felt like this world had no place for people who felt superior to others. “Ozymandias” was just his way of showing them how they would end up if they tried to rule the world. Ozymandias tells the story of a traveler who recounts his trip to Egypt. He said he saw "two vast stone feet without trunks", indicating that it was probably once a statue. He says this ancient sculpture is nothing more than a half-sunken broken face. The narrator then finds the head of the statue with a “half-wrinkle...