Percy Bysshe Shelley
‘Ozymandias’: Shelley’s Poem of Hubris, in ‘Breaking Bad’ and Beyond
The teaser trailer for the final episodes of the TV show “Breaking Bad” is set to shots of the New Mexico desert. It’s paired with the show’s lead character, Walter White, reading the poem, “Ozymandias,” by 19th century British poet Percy Bysshe Shelley–a poem cautioning against hubris. Good choice, “Breaking Bad.” But you’re hardly the […]