Sybil Vane Character Analysis Essay

values. The Sybil Vane encounter reflects how deeply the immoral teachings are planted in the mind of Dorian. After being enthralled by the latter’s beauty and social status, Sybil Vane, a poor but a talented stage actress falls in love with him. She also calls him “Prince Charming” due to his unstained beauty and goes against her family members who do approve her love for Dorian. However, Dorian wants to explore his sensuality and to know about all aspects of life and can’t fathom her love for him. Being enamored by Sybil’s acting prowess, he courts her and proposed her for marriage. There is constant conflict between Sybil’s influence and Wotton’s influence on Dorian. Both Dorian and Wotton are tied with a mutual but invisible leash. When Sybil decides to give up on her love for acting to start her journey of love with him, she faces a darker side of Dorian. As he is used to analyze everyone and every relationship with the lenses of Henry Wotton’s theory of immorality, he realizes that she has lost her magic after quitting acting and she is merely a decoration. He allows himself to be cruel and cold-hearted in heated debate with Sybil and …show more content…
The path to moral decadence starts with just a negative advice. If we can’t fathom the consequences of that negative advice and pursue worldly object, we may easily turn into monsters. Humans are always pulled by the good force and the evil force. The society’s comprehensive growth is possible only if its people are aware of maintaining the balance between the good and the evil. If everyone is inclined towards immoral values, the structure of society tears apart like a house of cards. The novel of “The Picture of Dorian Gray” invites us to take a look into our own lives and to weigh against the human values so that we can decide where we stand and improve