Basil

When the text begins, Dorian is introduced as a flawless young man that was pure and beautiful. Basil’s painting reflects this perfection, and even Dorian is blown aback by his own looks. We are then introduced to his past by Lord Fermor, who reveals his tragic family history that involved the loss of both parents, a tragedy that would result in his upbringing by a loveless tyrant. Dorian is then described as having a unique fascination for Lord Henry, and is one of the few people that were…

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children, and became bishop of Nazianzus. St. Gregory was well educated; as a child he learned rhetoric in a school in Caesarea of Pontus. During his this time St. Gregory befriended Basil the Great and his brother Gregory; in the future they would collectively become known as the Cappadocian Fathers. St Gregory and Basil took separate paths in their education but would eventually reunite in Athens. While St. Gregory was on his scholarly…

beings not of this Earth, sin converts innocent beauties into evil beings. The second example is of the two friends of Dorian Gray, Basil the artist and Henry the aristocrat. Both symbolize different aspects of humanity but also the same aspects. Both are beings who experience the world who have both live longer than Gray and knows about its horrors and pleasures. Basil, while not idealistic, attempts to keep Gray as uninfluenced as possible “”Don’t try to influence him. Your influence would…

response to the idea that all art needs to have a purpose. The aestheticism movement is very prominent in The Picture of Dorian Gray, as Wilde used it to expose society for its lack of freedom and “art for art's sake” (The Picture of Dorian Gray, 152). Basil is inspired to paint Dorian solely due to his beauty, and only serves the purpose of aesthetic. Wilde believed strongly in the art having an aesthetic purpose, as it is “independent of and/or superior to other kinds of value” (Ridley),…

By trading his soul for his youth, Dorian rids of the good inside of himself. As the story progresses, it is clear that wickedness actually lies within him. From the moment he made that wish upon the portrait he began to crumble. Even once he reached his epiphany and saw his malicious ways through the portrait, he simply denied seeing it and continued his destructive deeds. Throughout the novel, you can tell that Dorian is very naïve and is very easily influenced. Even though it is seen that the…

with Sibyl’s death. He calls the act “selfish of her,” not acknowledging the pain Sibyl was going through because of him, but the pain she is causing him. Dorian’s selfishness also leads to another man’s death when Dorian is cleaning up the murder of Basil. Dorian calls his old friend, Alan Campbell, to help him clean up Basil’s remains. Alan, a scientist, refuses to get involved with a murder. Dorian, of course, does not know how to take no for an answer, and responds by blackmailing Alan. With…

In The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde it is apparent that Lord Henry’s influence drastically changes Dorian’s view of himself and the world around him. Dorian’s character began as a blank slate, but deep within Dorian’s character there was the temptation for the forbidden. Lord Henry saw this as an opportunity to introduce his philosophy and indulge his desire to manipulate him for his own pleasure. Lord Henry’s philosophy of Aestheticism is not inherently bad, it simply allows an…

single episode, speech, or character, so it is necessarily condensed. There are several differences between the book and the movie, The Picture of Dorian Gray. These differences include the rupture with Sybil Vane and his subsequent death, the body of Basil, the reunion with James, the brother of Sybil, and obviously, the death of Dorian Gray. However, both the book and the novel portray the moral lesson and motifs which are corruption, beauty, and youth. In the classic Oscar Wilde,…

Our first impression of Dorian is that he is modest and innocent, as he tells Basil, “… I don’t want a life-sized portrait of myself,” and is fidgeting in a “wilful, petulant manner.” As Lord Henry and Dorian first bond, Wilde continues to use nature based description for Dorian – with Lord Henry complimenting his “rose-red youth”…