In the novel The Portrait of Dorian Gray, the main character Dorian Gray is quite the opposite of a static personality. ... As aforementioned, Dorian Gray would encounter a certain hedonist named Lord Henry Wotton. ... Although their conversation was very short, Lord Wotton's charismatic personality convinced Dorian Gray that his future would result as Lord Wotton had spoken of. ... During Dorian Gray's expedition of experiencing new Hedonism, he spent much time exploring the slums of London. ... Towards the end of the novel, Dorian Gray would show Basil Hallward the portrait he ...

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The Picture of Dorian Gray is Wilde's only novel. ... (Wilde 92) The Preface in The Picture of Dorian Gray was written as an answer to the critics. ... As Wilde later wrote in one of his letters: ˜Each man sees his own sins in Dorian Gray. What Dorian Gray's sins are no one knows. ... Dorian's beauty has a great impact on people; ˜Men who talked grossly became silent when Dorian Gray entered the room. ...

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The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde is the story of moral corruption by the means of aestheticism. In the novel, the well meaning artist Basil Hallward presets young Dorian Gray with a portrait of himself. ... Although Lord Henry states that, "all influence is immoral" (Wilde 18), he nonetheless drastically changes Dorian Gray. ... If Lord Henry's aesthetic ideas have validity ,Dorian Gray's portrait should not become ugly, but rather more beautiful. ... Because Lord Henry is responsible for influencing Dorian Gray, he is partly the cause of the death of Dorian (5810). ...

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Oscar Wilde explored this theme in his book, The Picture Of Dorian Gray. ... Dorian Gray in The Picture of Dorian Gray lived during a time when appearance and status were paramount. Gray had everything; wealth, influence, youth, and intelligence. ... Lord Henry told Dorian "To me, beauty is the wonder of wonders. ... Dorian's vanity was out of control. ...

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In the preface of Oscar Wilde's novel, "The Picture of Dorian Gray", there is a list of many guidelines which he proposes dealing with art and such topics. ... Basil Hallward is an artist who paints a portrait of the young and beautiful Dorian Gray. ... Lord Henry states that "It is the real Dorian Gray, that is all." ... The revelation of Dorians beauty to himself begins the ruining of his character. ... Later on in the novel, it is stated referring to Dorian, that "Youth had spoiled him." ...

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Throughout the first section of The Picture of Dorian Gray, there are many references of Dorian Gray and Lord Henry influencing each other. Dorian Gray is greatly influenced by Lord Henry while Dorians influence on Lord Henry is much more subtle. ... From the moment lord Henry and Dorian Gray met, Lord Henry was very interested in Dorian. ... In conclusion, Lord Henry has had a huge influence over Dorian Gray, while Dorian's influence over Lord Henry is very small. ... All of this shows how influential Lord Henry is when it comes to the once innocence of Dorian Gray....

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"The Picture of Dorian Gray" is a philosophical novel, written by writer and playwright Oscar Wilde. ... The yellow book is a gift to Dorian from Lord Henry. ... ("For years, Dorian Gray could not free himself from the influence of this book.... Nonetheless, all of them cannot remain indifferent towards Dorian. ... " (149) Hallward's idolatry of Dorian, and ultimately murder, is yet another example of Dorian's immoral influence. ...

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Gray and Faustus" Self-Destruction In the novels Doctor Faustus and Picture of Dorian Gray the authors develop the main characters into showing their downfall in life caused by their self-centered corruption. ... On the surface, Dorian Gray is an example of a typical ideal aristocrat during the time which Oscar Wilde lived in. ... In the novel Portrait of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde emphasizes on the value of innocent beauty and uses Gray as an example of how this beauty can have the power to cause a person to become self-centered. ... Dorian Gray "sold himself to the devil for a pretty ...

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To be or not To Be Was Dorian Gray an easily influenced person? ... Lord Henry Wotton had a massive impact on Dorian. ... "You could not have helped telling me, Dorian. ... Although Henry's influence overpowers Dorian's conscience, his love for Sibyl overpowered both Henry's influence and Dorian's conscience. Dorian tells Lord Henry, "I do love her. ...

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Eventually we find out that both Dorian, from Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, and Kurtz, from Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, are defeated by their darkness and fall prey to its wrath. ... The power of greed and selfishness take over Dorian and Kurtz to create an ugly evil side to them. ... For Dorian, this is the ultimate evil act, the desire to rid himself of all moral sense. However, in all fairness, the odds were against Dorian ever since he traded his soul away. ... In The Picture of Dorian Gray, Dorian omits to aspects of his life that lead him deeper into the d...

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Through the three main characters in The Picture of Dorian Gray, Wilde expressed his views on art in very different ways. Basil Hallward, an artist, supported the aestheticism movement while talking of his painting of Dorian Gray. ... In The Picture of Dorian Gray, Gray blamed a book that Wotton had given him as a present for the many evil deeds he committed. Wotton said to Gray, "Art has no influence upon action. ... Wotton summed it up by saying to Gray, "Life has been your art" (240). ...

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Just remember Lord Henry Wotton, one of the main characters in the novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray", by Oscar Wilde! There is no doubt that he had a very powerful influence on Dorian Gray. ... It was really exciting for him to observe the effect his words had on Dorian's views on life. ... Dorian was a young and inexperienced man, whose character hadn't been formed yet. ... So did Dorian. ...

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The relationship between Good and Beauty as well as Life and Art in ThePicture of Dorian Gray In my essay I am going to examine how appears in The Picture of Dorian Gray the question of "Beauty- and, what is strongly related to it especially at Wilde, the question of art. ... In The Picture of Dorian Gray Beauty is connected with Innocence. ... The environment changes in accordance with Dorian's mood. ... Lord Henry went to the garden and found Dorian Gray burying his face in the great cool lilac-blossoms, feverishly drinking in their perfume as if it had been wine."" ... That shows ...

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" – Romer This idea was also portrayed in the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. Dorian, the hero of the story, described how much he liked the beautiful Sybil to his friend Harry, "Your voice and the voice of Sybil Vane are two things that I shall never forget. ... She had the profession of an actress, which was the fact that attracted Dorian to her, as he claims to go see her play every night. In addition to that, Sybil also stood on equal ground as Harry for she influenced Dorian as much as he did as he explained that he could not decide whom to follow when he...

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In the novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray" Sibyl Vane, too embodied the characteristic of self-sacrifice, she kills herself because of her love for Dorian Gray. ... Sybil Vane, a character in "The Picture of Dorian Gray" is another memorable character. ... Sybil is a Shakespearean actor, but performs badly because she had lost her inspiration for acting due to her love for Dorian. After seeing her performance, Dorian rejects her. It is at this point that Dorian notices that the painting has changed. ...

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