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The Picture Of Dorian Grey
767 wordsThis story is about wanting to stay young and not knowing the consequences of such a desire. Everything starts out in Basil Hallward's studio. Basil is a painter that is obsessed with Dorian Grey, a young beautiful gentleman that catches everyone's eye. On this particular day, Basil is accompanied by Lord Henry, one of his close friends. Dorian posses for a portrait and then retires to the garden with Lord Henry. They talk about youth and its great importance, about how it shouldn't be taken for...
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Picture Of Dorian Gray The Power Pressure
1,444 wordsEveryone has dealt with peer pressure sometime within his / her life. Just recently a friend, Julie, gave into smoking weed although it went completely against her morals. Her friend was so persistent and pushy in trying to persuade her to try it, that Julie could not fight it anymore and gave in. Julie explained later that she knew it was wrong and told how her conscience was screaming for her not to smoke, but the pressure and influence from her friend was just too strong. Many people have bee...
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Feelings Of Guilt Sibyl Vane
1,508 words... theories that in Basil Hallward's garden had first stirred within him the passion for impossible things" (Wilde 67). Wilde instills hope in the reader that Dorian may be saved. Dorian is even able to stand up to Lord Henry. Dorian confesses, "I know what conscience is, to being with. It is not what you told me it was. It is the divinest thing in us" (Wilde 71). Dorian appears to be changing for the better. He regrets hurting Sibyl and has gained the courage to do the right thing in order to ...
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A Picture Of Dorian Gray
840 wordsOscar Wilde, author of The Picture of Dorian Gray, makes Basil's lifechangedrastically by having him paint a portrait of Dorian Gray and express too much of himself in it, which, in Wilde's mind, is a troublesome obstacle to circumvent. Wilde believes that the artist should not portray any of himself in his work, so when Basil does this, it is who creates his own downfall, not Dorian. Wilde introduces Basil to Dorian when Basil begins to notice Dorianstaring atom at a party. Basil "suddenly beca...
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John The Baptist Dorian Gray
1,190 wordsGothic Literature was a natural progression from romanticism, which had existed in the 18 th Century. Initially, such a unique style of literature was met with a somewhat mixed response; although it was greeted with enthusiasm from members of the public, literary critics were much more dubious and sceptical. Gothic writing is a style of literature that relies upon the evocation of moods, feelings and imagery for impact. This style of writing was developed during an age of great scientific discov...
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Fortress Masada And Edward Lear
1,478 wordsThroughout history, many artists have come about with great paintings. You name it, Leonardo DaVinci with Mona Lisa, Pablo Picasso with Three Musicians, and Claude Monet with Water Lilies. Although all of these paintings were very good, none of them to me come close to my personal favorite, Masada on the Dead Sea, by Edward Lear. This painting is my all time favorite because of how artist Edward Lear showed how the fortress Masada, was the most difficult fortress ever to break into period. But b...
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Psychological Elements Of The Picture Dorian Gray
1,582 wordsOscar Wilde was an egocentric author with strong morals and values. The picture of Dorian Gray is the only novel he wrote Wilde is a play writer- and provoked controversy in the Victorian society. The novel critiques many things such as art for arts sake and modernism issues. Wilde also explores the themes of rebellion against the true nature of things-in this case- aging and conventionalist view of the Victorian society. He combines it with a denouement classified as horror in a subtle and effe...
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Dorian Gray Lord Henry
728 wordsShould We Always Except Peoples Suggestions? People give suggestions and people are suggested to do something everyday. But do we pay enough attention to these suggestions, and do we need to pay attention to them at all? Lets say a twenty year-old man has an opportunity to move to United States. He will hear hundreds of suggestions from should he go or should he stay to what he should take with him. But will all those suggestions be acceptable for this man? One of his friends might be totally ag...
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Picture Of Dorian Gray Basil Hallward
1,463 wordsThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde is the story of moral corruption by the means of aestheticism. In the novel, the well meaning artist Basil Hallward presets young Dorian Gray with a portrait of himself. After conversing with cynical Lord Henry Wotton, Dorian makes a wish which dreadfully affects his life forever. " If it were I who was to be always young, and the picture that was to grow old! For that I would give everything! Yes, there is nothing in the whole world I would not giv...
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Picture Of Dorian Gray Basil Hallward
760 wordsThe Picture of Dorian Gray Summary of novel: Dorian Gray, the beautiful, talented, charming young man, has managed to capture the hearts of both men and women alike during nineteenth-century England. His incredible purity has attracted Lord Henry Wotton, who vies for his attention with Basil Hallward, a trusting and gentle artist. Basil, having poured his soul into a wonderful portrait of Dorian, resents the recent closeness between Lord Henry and the boy. The portrait that Basil did of Dorian t...
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Book Was Written Picture Of Dorian Gray
3,943 wordsThe soul is thought to be an immaterial entity coexisting with our bodies which is credited with the faculties of thought, action, and emotion. It is the part of our body which is believed to live on after the body dies. In Oscar Wilde's, The Picture of Dorian Gray, the main character, Dorian Gray, destroys the innocence of his soul and becomes corrupt. He becomes corrupt by failing to live a life of virtue but of sin. The main reason for his transformation can be attributed mostly to a portrait...
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19 Th Century Oscar Wilde
971 words? The content of the writing brings you directly into the author? s mind. ? In the novel, Dorian Gray, the author, Oscar Wilde, related the values during the 19 th century through his characters. His personality and view of life is expressed through his novel-" Basil Hallward is what I think I am: Lord Henry what the world thinks of me: Dorian what I would like to be? On the surface, Dorian Gray is an example of a typical ideal aristocrat during the time which Oscar Wilde lived in. Througho...
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Dorian Gray Lord Henry
443 wordsLord Henry Wotton's Faustian Pact Liana R. Prieto (Spring 1996) Society shapes the people living within it. The high-class British world of the 19 th century holds youth and beauty above much more important qualities. Dorian Gray is neither mature nor knowledgeable of the world surrounding him when the reader first encounters him. Society, in the form of Lord Henry Wotton, tells him that he is presently at the peak of his life. Convinced he has nothing to look forward to, Dorian makes a wish he ...
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Dorian Gray Commits Suicide
504 wordsMain characters: Dorian Gray> 20 years old at the beginning of the book and around 40 at the end. A very handsome young man. he stays young because he sold his soul to the devil. Lord Henry Wotton> An intelligent man who has a theory for every- thing. He has alot of influence on Dorian. Basil Hallward> An artist, painter. He gets his inspiration from Dorian. He worships Dorian. He gets killed by Dorian later on. Theme> The moral corruption of a young man who enters into a pact with the devil in ...
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Dorian Gray Lord Henry
609 wordsI believe a great deal of thought went into the writing of this book. It is very detailed and in addition, it is very hard to sustain an allegory throughout. The Picture of Dorian Gray has many thought provoking phrases and paragraphs. There are many different literary techniques used such as foreshadowing in the first two chapters in very subtle undertones. Also used was a great amount of detail, which sets the mood for certain scenes, such as when, during the painting of Dorian Gray? s portrai...
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Sibyl Vane Lord Henry
2,957 wordsThe Power of Pressure Everyone has dealt with peer pressure sometime within his / her life. Just recently a friend, Julie, gave into smoking weed although it went completely against her morals. Her friend was so persistent and pushy in trying to persuade her to try it, that Julie could not fight it anymore and gave in. Julie explained later that she knew it was wrong and told how her conscience was screaming for her not to smoke, but the pressure and influence from her friend was just too strong...
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Picture Of Dorian Gray Youth And Beauty
958 wordsIn London, England, the well-known artist Basil Hallward becomes obsessed with the beauty of a wealthy young gentleman, Dorian Gray. He paints Dorians portrait, and introduces him to Lord Henry Wotton, a clever nobleman who enjoys embracing the sensibilities of his friends by advocating selfishness, praising youth and beauty, and celebrating the pursuit of pleasure. Dorian, captivated with Lord Henrys ideas, looks at his beautiful portrait and wishes impulsively that its image would grow old, wh...
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Picture Of Dorian Gray Basil Hallward
1,316 wordsThe influence of evil can take over a whole community. Not only can it take over a whole community, it can also take over the soul. In the short novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde, a young, attractive man named Dorian Gray is influenced to seek pleasure in beautiful things. His main influence is Lord Henry, a friend of Dorian, who teaches him hedonistic beliefs, the belief that only pleasure is the sole good in life. However, these beliefs make Dorian more intrigued by evil and th...
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