Picture of Dorian Gray Quotes and Explanations
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"I don't think I shall send it anywhere," he answered, tossing his head back in that odd way that used to make his friends laugh at him at Oxford. "No, I won't send it anywhere."
"I know you will laugh at me," he replied, "but I really can't exhibit it. I have put too much of myself into it." Pg.4 Basil had just drawn one of his best portraits and tells Lord Henry that he won't send it anywhere because he put too much of himself into it. This seems awkward because I thought that artists were supposed to display themselves through their art, but Basil finds that the reason not to display his art.
"There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." Pg.4 This quote is told by Lord Henry to Basil and Dorian after Basil refuses to display his finest art. It is completely accurate because people don't enjoy other s talking about them, but they also don't enjoy others not talking about them at all. "Not at all," answered Lord Henry, "not at all, my dear Basil. You seem to forget that I am married, and the one charm of marriage is that it makes a life of deception absolutely necessary for both parties. I never know where my wife is, and my wife never knows what I am doing. When we meet we do meet occasionally, when we dine out together, or go down to the Duke's we tell each other the most absurd stories with the most serious faces. My wife is very good at it much better than I am. She never gets confused over her dates, and I always do. But when she does find me out, she makes no row at all. I sometimes which she would; but she merely laughs at me." Pg.6 Lord Henry tells Basil that deception is very important in a marriage, and is displayed very often in his marriage. This quote is interesting because most couples avoid deception in their marriage or just try to conceal it , but Lord Henry believes it is one of the charms in a marriage and wishes that his wife would actually
"I don't think I shall send it anywhere," he answered, tossing his head back in that odd way that used to make his friends laugh at him at Oxford. "No, I won't send it anywhere."
"I know you will laugh at me," he replied, "but I really can't exhibit it. I have put too much of myself into it." Pg.4 Basil had just drawn one of his best portraits and tells Lord Henry that he won't send it anywhere because he put too much of himself into it. This seems awkward because I thought that artists were supposed to display themselves through their art, but Basil finds that the reason not to display his art.
"There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." Pg.4 This quote is told by Lord Henry to Basil and Dorian after Basil refuses to display his finest art. It is completely accurate because people don't enjoy other s talking about them, but they also don't enjoy others not talking about them at all. "Not at all," answered Lord Henry, "not at all, my dear Basil. You seem to forget that I am married, and the one charm of marriage is that it makes a life of deception absolutely necessary for both parties. I never know where my wife is, and my wife never knows what I am doing. When we meet we do meet occasionally, when we dine out together, or go down to the Duke's we tell each other the most absurd stories with the most serious faces. My wife is very good at it much better than I am. She never gets confused over her dates, and I always do. But when she does find me out, she makes no row at all. I sometimes which she would; but she merely laughs at me." Pg.6 Lord Henry tells Basil that deception is very important in a marriage, and is displayed very often in his marriage. This quote is interesting because most couples avoid deception in their marriage or just try to conceal it , but Lord Henry believes it is one of the charms in a marriage and wishes that his wife would actually