• JohnnyMac@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    edit-2
    3 days ago

    mocked=imitated. So the skill of the sculptors hand that was able to capture the emotions (passions) that came from Ozymandias’ heart where those emotions truely lived. They were part of his core being, not an act or a face he had to put on to be able to rule.

    It’s saying the sculptor was exceptionally skilled and was able to capture the very essence of Ozymandias’ being.

    • PolarKraken@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      2 days ago

      Ah, thank you, beautiful. So much of that passage amounts to “for real y’all, you could tell by looking, this dude was a jerk” lol