Dorians

is known for his wit, which is expressed through his countless epigrams. Specifically, many are stated in The Picture of Dorian Gray, a novel that discusses the imitation of life through art. Dorian Gray, the titular protagonist, never ages; instead, a portrait of him does. He is influenced into immoral activities by Lord Henry, who is often seen as a Devilish figure. Dorian is inspired by—but later kills—Basil Hallward, an artist known for his lavish paintings. All three characters, but…

of. Monsters are featured in both Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. There is a discrepancy, however, in what makes a man a monster. In both Shelley and Wilde’s novels, it is the creators, not the creations, who are the real monsters. Frankenstein is the culprit of his creation’s evil deeds because he abandoned him at the time of his birth, and Lord Henry leads Dorian Gray on a destructive path by being too involved in his life, and in both novels,…

The Picture of Dorian Gray, a book by Oscar Wilde, is the story of a man who lost his friendships, trust, and ultimately himself, because of his own insanity. His life was wasted away by his fear of others finding out his true identity, and by his constant state of guilt. Throughout the story, Dorian exhibits many symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder. He struggles to maintain the peaceful relationships he has, and these relationships only get worse as his disorder and the story progresses…

Reading A Picture of Dorian Gray was very moving. I really enjoyed the writing and literary style; it is very similar to classical pieces and has a lot of detail, wonderful imagery, and refreshing vocabulary choices. It also has a very mystical sense to it, so real yet so unreal…

Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray follows the life of a young man, Dorian Gray, in the Victorian Society. The main character is Dorian Gray, a young man who attempts to be young forever. At the beginning of the book, Dorian has many interactions with Lord Henry, a sarcastic, influential, and intelligent man. Lord Henry uses many epigrams, witty sayings that reveal deep truths about Victorian society. Wilde uses blunt epigrams to reveal the hidden truths of high society during the…

more people had to work the land to produce enough food. Farmland was very important to the civilians, since this was their means to make money and survive. When the Dorians moved into mainland Greece it caused “land” to “become scare” (p. 116). Many people begin to migrate out of mainland Greece due to the migration of the Dorians and the “prospect of equal lot of farmland promised to new settlers” (p.116). Rich landholder used their “birth” as a means to collect their “entitlements”, such as…

masculinity; Jane Eyre’s Mr Rochester, for example typifies the Byronic Hero, whereas The Picture of Dorian Gray focusses upon the experience of three men, whose ability to transcend Victorian gender roles influences their masculinities: Dorian is a naïve, hedonistic character who leads a double life, whereas Basil represents the repressed Victorian gentleman, and Sir Henry Wotton whose manipulation of Dorian allows him to maintain a façade of idealised Victorian masculinity. This manner of…

and only novel The Picture of Dorian Gray which tells the adventures of a man named Dorian Gray and his painting, which can be surmised from the title. Dorian wished that the painting, created by his friend Basil Hallward, would get old and be one that is marked by life instead of himself. He had been recently told by Lord Henry Wotton that “[Y]outh is the one thing worth having,” (Wilde, 34). The interesting part of this otherwise ordinary tale is that the wish Dorian made when the painting…

history of the world, in several cultures and societies, women have been valued significantly less than men in so many aspects and circumstances. In Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, the manner in which women were valued throughout the Victorian era is emphasized through the interaction between the main male characters, Dorian Gray and Lord Henry, and the main female character, Sibyl Vane. (Wilde voices his beliefs through the character of Lord Henry.) This novel expresses that women do…

Dorian stated “Conscience and cowardice are really the same things”. He believed that his conscience is what made him truly scared and afraid of himself. He was afraid of what he had done to himself and those around him. Inadvertently he destroyed his own life and those of whom he was close to. Dorian’s conscience caused him intense paranoia.“Was it true? Had the portrait really changed? Or had it been simply his own imagination that had made him see a look of evil where there had been a look of…