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Percy Bysshe Shelley

This person is the author of "Ozymandias."

The Speaker

This unnamed persona begins "Ozymandias." The poem is his recollection of another person's story.

The Traveller

This character encounters a statue in the desert. His recollections are quoted in "Ozymandias."

The Sculptor

This character does not make an appearance in the poem, but his feelings about the leader whose statue he created are speculated about.

Ozymandias

This character is the powerful leader depicted by the statue in the desert. His words are inscribed on the base of the statue.

The Rival Leaders

These people are addressed in the poem as "Ye Mighty," and they are told to look at the works of the powerful leader "and despair" (line 11).

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