Basil

Henry’s philosophical way of thinking. The first real event in which the reader can either justify Dorian’s actions as good or bad is located in Chapter 7 after he has brought Basil Hallward and Lord Henry to see the girl that he is in love with, Sibyl Vane, preform at the theatre. Following the second act of the play, Basil and Lord Henry leave the theatre, displeased by her performance, with Lord Henry making the comment, “‘She is quite beautiful, Dorian,” he said, “but she can 't act. Let us…

strawberries pies being made and the banana bread baked. The weather starting to cool down, you can feel it when you breathe out and see your breath in the air. Today is Thanksgiving; the whole family is getting ready for the dinner and the guest tonight. Basil of Baker Street will be coming today, the best well known detective around will be coming to dinner today. The festive decoration was soon to be ready. Little turkeys in every corner of my house, fall mason jar centerpieces at the center…

The murders that Dorian “committed” added markings upon markings on his soul. The portrait that was painted on a pleasant day in Basil Hallward’s studio drove Dorian to the brink of madness. You can never fully categorize Dorian’s character as “good” or “bad” because it depends on the morals one has. Some may sympathize with Dorian while others could see him as a monster. In perspective…

Everyone has felt greedy at some point in their life; like snatching that last leftover cookie. In “You Can’t Take It With You” by Eva-lis Wuorio, the main character, Uncle Basil, has a lot of money. His family envied his wealth and and became greedy. They constantly asked him for things and were very angry when he told them no. Eva-lis Wuorio focused deeply on symbolism, dialogue, and revealing actions to show the characters’ motivations. Eva-lis Wuorio uses symbolism in her story to show the…

figure. Dorian is inspired by—but later kills—Basil Hallward, an artist known for his lavish paintings. All three characters, but Lord Henry particularly, contribute a fair share of paradoxical epigrams to foreshadow and explain the novel’s course, allowing the novel’s truth to be “seen around a corner.” One of the novel’s most well-known proverbs is when Lord Henry…

physical beauty is still very relevant today. The sins of beautiful people (or extremely talented or wealthy individuals) are much more easily forgiven than those of ordinary people. Our society idolizes physical beauty and the personality traits of Basil Hallward are still apparent in most individuals in our society. The one aspect of the novel that is not relevant today would be the vilification of homosexuality. This makes me wonder what Oscar Wilde would have thought about how society has…

Loneliness: The Worst Punishment Lord Henry receives more punishment for the sins he commits than Basil Hallward and Dorian Gray. Basil did not execute any sins; therefore he should not have been murdered. He unknowingly gave the painting to Dorian. This painting torments Mr.Gray everyday of his life. Dorian suffers the retribution of ending many lives before and after the sins occur. Dorian does not have to lament his sins for as long as Lord Henry, who has to deliberate over his bad deeds…

Scott Fitzgerald Basil wants to become this famous basketball player in where he had the fame and the right girl. He was ready to do what every to obtain that, until he met one of his idols, Ted Fay. He had all the right things, the girl and the fame. Basil thought he was the happiest man, which would mean Iris’s quote would be true. Ted was a guy that struggled to become the best baseball player and had the perfect girl and was happy. That is what Basil wanted. In the story basil saw Ted and…

The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed, popularly known as St. Basil Cathedral, is located in Moscow Russia. The Cathedral goes by many names but one of the first official names came from the capture of Kazan that occurred on the Feast of the Intercession of the Virgin. The Russians called it Cathedral of the Intercession of the Virgin by the Moat. It later became known as what we call it today. The construction began in 1555 and was completed in 1561. For reasons unknown there was a fire that had…

against those who respected and adorned him. For example moments before Dorian killed Basil Hallward with a knife; Basil had confronted Dorian for what he had become and the reflection that showed in his portrait. Basil said to Dorian “You have done enough evil in your life. My God! Do you not see that accursed thing leering at us”(Wilde 115)? At this point in the story Dorian has gone off the deep end. Here Basil is well aware what is going on in Dorians mind and soul, however Dorian is so…