Zorbas‚ a Greek middle aged man of mysterious past‚ and Basil‚ a half-English half-Greek writer who has been raised in Great Britain and has all the characteristics of an edgy‚ middle-class Englishman. The story begins at the port of Piraeus when Basil is trying to get on a ship to Crete‚ where he owns some land and an old mine‚ which he wishes to revive. While in the port‚ Basil meets Zorbas. Zorbas with a peculiar way attaches himself to Basil and asks him for a job‚ listing all his “qualifications”
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Augustine‚ Considered on of the best. St. Ambrose‚ St. Basil‚ St. Athanasius‚ St. Gregory the Great‚ St. Jerome‚ St. John Chrysostom‚ and finally St. Gregory of Nazianzus. On the other hand‚ some major Theologians back in the day were Clement of Rome and Polycarp of Smyrna. Throughout these great men there we three who taught about Genesis. St. Augustine provided the first understanding of Genesis‚ and finally‚ St. Basil of Caesarea (St. Basil the great) and Ambrose of Milan provided the second understanding
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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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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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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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physically alter in appearance‚ it succeeds in reversing meaning completely‚ signifying the great contrast in Dorian’s soul between the beginning of the novel and the end. In the very beginning of the novel‚ as Basil speaks of his first encounter with Mr. Gray‚ he notes that when their "eyes met‚ I [Basil] felt that I was growing pale" (9). The motif comes to signify a sort of timid transparency; as if Dorian’s purity softens everything around he comes into contact with. Similarly‚ Lord Henry employs the
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homoeroticism accepted as everyday in ancient Greece. First‚ the friendship between Dorian‚ Basil‚ and Lord Henry serves as the backbone of the plot: here we see the Greek aspect of homo-eroticism in that both men‚ Basil and Henry‚ admire a much younger Dorian for his physical beauty. Basil going as far to say that "As long as I live‚ the personality of Dorian Gray will dominate me." However‚ while Basil is shunned‚ Dorian wishes to emulate Lord Henry‚ which in turn‚ rouses Lord Henry from his "characteristic
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The Picture of Dorian Gray and Gothic Literature The Picture of Dorian Gray is not the typical gothic literature‚ but this book does include several elements of gothic literature. Although Dorian’s mansion is not spooky‚ the old‚ secret schoolroom‚ where he keeps the portrait‚ is spooky and is covered in cobwebs‚ which are gothic elements. There are a couple of scenes in the book where the spooky‚ gothic literature themes become present. One of the scenes appeared when Dorian visits the opium house
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