enemies with intelligence‚ “I always choose my friends for their good looks and my enemies for their good intellects” (Henry). On the other hand‚ Basil Hallward is the direct opposite; he speaks of virtue and wisdom. He sees Henry as a man unscrupulous and ultimately not fair. “He has a bad influence over his friends‚ with the single exception of myself” (Basil). Unfortunately‚ Dorian Gray does not keep this advice in the back of his mind; Dorian Gray is a man open to principles‚ ethical or not. Dorian
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person. Basil Hallward‚ a painter‚ becomes infatuated with Dorian and wishes for him to sit and be painted often. This is evident when Lord Henry Wotton asks how often Basil sees Dorian. Basil responds to him by saying‚ “Everyday. I couldn’t be happy if I didn’t see him every day. He is absolutely necessary to me” ( Wilde 11). Basil is not necessarily implying in this statement that he enjoys Mr. Gray’s company as much as he just loves to paint him. In fact‚ the entire time Dorian sits for Basil‚ neither
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In The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ Oscar Wilde constructs a tale in which Dorian Gray’s desire to stay young forever becomes a Faustian pact. His journey begins when Basil insists on painting him even though Dorian resists this. It is possible he protests too much‚ but it is also possible he feels a bit embarrassed as well as flattered with the attention. One might consider this the gate into the garden (of Eden) where Sir Henry plays the part of the devil tempting Dorian to take youth and beauty serious
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to The Great Mouse Detective. In The Great Mouse Detective Sir Basil of Baker Street is the leading detective while they both use inferences to gain on a case. In the Sherlock Holmes film Sherlock Holmes uses inferences to gather
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Throughout the novel‚ The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ Dorian destroys the lives of multiple people through his slow progression of becoming evil. Through his words‚ actions‚ and relationships with Sibyl Vane‚ Alan Campbell‚ and Basil Hallward he brings their lives to an end by eroding the content of their character. In fact‚ his self-destruction originates by partaking in the evil acts Lord Henry has influenced him to perform. He was once a charming‚ kind‚ young boy who everyone loved‚ and evolved into
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this world. The novel begins with discussion about beauty. Basil Hallward (the artist) and his friend Lord Henry have different thoughts about it. Basil is sensitive artist who is painting the portrait of a young man of the immense beauty. They also talked about life in general‚ where Lord mentioned that beauty is the only thing that matters and Basil thinks that only stupid and ugly people live the best. Basil accidentally mentioned Dorian Gray‚ the name of his male muse. He was completely
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classes in The Picture of Dorian Gray is effectively revealed through the main characters Dorian‚ Lord Henry‚ and Basil. In opposition‚ social classes are seen as possible supplement to beauty‚ wealth and intelligence. The proponents of vanity would say that it is the reoccurring factor in the book‚ being that all of Dorian’s actions revolved around a gorgeous portrait painted by Basil. Dorian’s portrait had changed his behavior tremendously making it seem as though he was overcome by his own beauty
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Matt Essay: When Basil confronts Dorian about the fact he has allegedly corrupted many people Dorian defends himself by saying “Each of us has Heaven and Hell in him.” Is Dorian responsible for the ruined lives of his friends (Sybil‚ Basil)? Is Lord Henry responsible for the ruined life of Dorian? In the “Picture of Dorian Grey” by Oscar Wilde I believe that the main character Dorian Grey is responsible for the ruined lives of his friends‚ because of the way he treats them throughout the
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The Picture of Dorian Gray: Corruption Through Aestheticism The 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
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important clues in the book. When Basil‚ the genius of painting‚ first met Dorian‚ Dorian was merely an honest and innocent boy. “He was certainly wonderfully handsome‚ with his finely curved scarlet lips‚ his crisp gold hair. There was something in his face that made one trust his at once. All the candour of youth was there‚ as well as all youth’s passionate purity. One felt that he had kept himself unspotted from the word. ” There’s no wonder that Basil worshipped him and painted him. So the
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