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    Prompt option #1 In Oscar Wilde’s novel‚ “The Picture of Dorian Gray” one of the main characters Lord Henry Wotton is portrayed‚ as morally ambiguous. Wilde reveals Lord Henry’s ambiguous character through the way he talks‚ he has a more charming tone to him‚ but he leads a conversation in such a seducing way Dorian falls under his spell so fast. Lord Henry’s ambiguity is significant to the work as a whole because without Henry would Dorian of taken the same path that he took? Yes‚ in a way a lot

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    novel ‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’ by Robert Stevenson. In present-day United States this idea is seen in the film “Black Swan” directed by Darren Aronofsky. A major theme in Stevenson’s piece‚ ‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde‚” was the duality of human nature. Dr. Jekyll states that “man is not truly one‚ but truly two‚” and he imagines the human soul as a battleground. Jekyll feels a sense of freshness and joy and power when disguised as Mr. Hyde. Dr. Jekyll began to live a reckless life as Mr. Hyde making

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    In Oscar Wilde’s novel The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ the story begins in 1890 in London‚ England. A painter by the name of Basil Hallward is discussing his most recent painting of the most beautiful young man‚ Dorian Gray who is perfectly perfect‚ with a good friend‚ Lord Henry Wotton. Finally having the opportunity to meet Dorian for himself‚ Wotton begins to change Dorian’s innocent view on life and completely good being. One day‚ Dorian Gray meets a beautiful woman by the name of Sybil Vane‚ who

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    Oscar Wilde’s Picture of Dorian Gray received immediate criticism when it was published in 1890‚ being described as contaminated‚ unclean‚ and nauseous. The criticism stemmed from the challenges that were made by Oscar Wilde regarding Victorian morality. The novel was written in the aesthetic era‚ an era where authors attempted to reverse the role of art‚ to have no purpose besides being beautiful. Critics of the novel did not like this idea‚ fearing that it would corrupt readers‚ specifically their

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    Dorian Gray‚ a handsome young man‚ is slowly tortured by a sliver of his conscience and fear of fate in the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. When Dorian believes‚ thanks to the devilish Henry Wotton‚ that physical beauty and pleasures are the key to true happiness‚ he begins on his horrid journey. The flawed logic keeps Henry content and happy and seems to do the same for Dorian. Although‚ as Dorian does evil with credit to his newfound logic‚ his evil deeds paired with everlasting

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    chapters of ‘The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’? Stevenson writes ‘The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ with the intention of showing the reader the duality of man and explores this through the juxtaposition of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. In this novella‚ Stevenson also uses the environment and setting of the story to represent the contrast between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. In the opening chapters of ‘The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’‚ the Soho area of Victorian London

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    The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination‚ typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture; e.g "the art of the Renaissance" or (2) Works produced by skill and imagination. Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ on multiple occasions reveals the importance of art in Dorian’s world‚ and even ours. On several different occasions the text brings out the value of art in specifically two ways. In one‚ it is used textually and verbally as a medium that

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    You have to tell me‚ I have a right to know.’ ’Why are you being so nice to her‚ are you really my cousin‚ or his scientific clone?’ ’Are you trying to pull Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?’ Azlaan was getting irritated‚ he knew Qasim would not stop until he gets what he wants‚ so finally giving up he said‚ ’If I tell you everything‚ will you shut up?’ Qasim was secretly praising his wife’s brilliant technique and raised his

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    In the same way that Frankenstein serves to highlight the undermining of the position of women in society‚ so do Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde‚ and The Island of Doctor Moreau. The novels largely exclude women‚ showing a world that is primarily composed of leisured upper middle class bachelors. The only real mention of women in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde‚ is in relation to the actions of Edward‚ the incident with a young female child where Edward; ‘trampled calmly over the‚ child’s body

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    In the three texts studied: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (book)‚ Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (movie) and The Nutty Professor it is coherent that society had a big impact on how evil is represented. Evil defined means ‘profoundly immoral and wicked’. Society showed both attributes in all three texts. The wickedness of leaving someone helpless like the trampled girl or when Ivy (prostitute) when she screamed for help shows really how wicked society was. Not forgetting the scene in The Nutty Professor when Prof

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