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morality. William Shakespeare’s play, the Tempest (1611) is an abortive revenge drama that focuses on the character of Prospero as his discovery of the nature of humankind allows him to rekindle his sense of empathy. Conversely, Oscar Wilde’s novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) follows the life of the titular protagonist whose discovery of the power of his youth and the inevitability of growing old causes the degradation of his virtue. Although these texts differ greatly in content and…

Silenced “The jury have found the defendant Guilty. James Williams, you’re sentence is 10 years imprisonment” The hardwood of the gavel hitting the block cracked into the air. It was final. “The court is adjourned.” *** The typewriter awaited like a trusty old friend. It’s keys were reassuringly heavy and mechanical. They danced to their own rhythm, as each crisp white sheet of paper became a work of art. “I saw poets erode into the darkness of America’s insecurities.” A work of…

Esteemed ladies and gentlemen of the jury. (sweeping gesture to jury) I implore of you to use this time while I explain once and for all why my client is clearly innocent, to take a good look at Mr. Dorian Gray and ask yourself whether this is the face of a murderer, or the type of kind young gentleman that you would have tea with or go to the opera with. Although I truly believe that just the charming attitude and looks of Mr. Gray should and are enough to prove his innocence, as someone who…

This becomes the belly of the whale. Dorian obsesses with hiding the painting after noticing how ugly the painting makes him look. Dorian’s grandfather curses him because of his mother and father’s marriage. The boy seeks self-purpose and acceptance, however, as soon as Lord Henry enlightens him about the inevitable curse of aging Dorian breaks into tears. The Road to trials accomplishes demand hardships and determination as Dorian’s age progresses. The young man had no idea of the power he…

The Dark Side Of Humanity Bernadette Devlin believed that, "To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else." This quotation signifies that sometimes in order to gain something substantial you must first give up what you have. I agree with Devlin, as in life we tend to hold onto dark pasts and if we let them go we would know that there is more to gain in life. Both the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare…

Oscar Wilde wrote The Picture of Dorian Gray in 1890 during an era in British history when immoral actions and values were to be hidden. When the book was first published the issue of the main characters' -Dorian and Basil- sexualities, became a very pressing issue for the book not to be printed for the masses. The British culture, centered wholly on facade, wished to keep its reputation as being the most pure civilization and display its highest morals, even though there were the underlying…

Throughout the tragic and enlightening novel The Picture of Dorian Grey, by Oscar Wilde, the author uses a morally ambiguous character in order to highlight the universal truth that if someone lives a life of reckless self indulgence, then both the person and their friends will be corrupted and ruined. The portrait of Dorian grey features a morally ambiguous character, Dorian Grey, who is convinced to live a hedonistic lifestyle and pays for it with his life in the end. At first Dorian is…

a man with a terrible reputation. Griffin hurt anybody that annoyed him and used the fact that he was invisible to steal whatever he wanted. While the novels The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Invisible Man came across as two books with very different plots, the author portrays these characters as villainous and selfish. As The Picture of…

Chapter Eleven begins as many years pass after Dorian starts his new lifestyle of excess, luxury, and beauty. He is influenced by an old yellow book, and Lord Henry. Many, many people gossip about Dorian but, as soon as they see his face, they don’t believe that it the rumors could be true, due to his good looks. Sometimes, Dorian goes to the room which holds his painting to look at it. The portrait version of himself has become ugly, old, and bloated to reflect his sins. He even looks at his…

In the novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, Dorian Gray, a handsome young man, has his portrait painted by Basil Hallward, a respected artist among the community. When realizes his beauty is only going to last for so long, he expresses out loud how he wishes it was the painting that ages instead of him. When he learns that his wish has become true, his actions become more sinister and his morals lose their importance. Dorian Gray is a dynamic character that goes through several…