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    Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray: Mortality Not Art Art for art’s sake. The saying originated from the French phrase l’art pour l’art from the nineteenth century French philosopher Victor Cousin. Art in this sense was not meant to be concerned with social‚ political‚ and moral subjects. Instead it was to concentrate on beauty‚ which would re-word the phrase to "art for the sake of beauty and its elevating effects." No matter the wording‚ art for art’s sake became central to the British

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    Anonymous Period 5 9-10-13 Journal #1: “I am not young enough to know everything” I can completely and whole-heartedly say that this epigram from Dorian Gray is very relatable and in fact true. It is a well-known fact that the recent generation or generations of teenagers that inhabit this wonderful place we call “America” fully believe that they themselves know everything there is to know about everything in this world. The rest of us with common sense know that this is entirely false.

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    Summary: the picture of Dorian Gray CHARACTERS Lord Henry (Harry): he had a thin face and clever‚ dark eyes. His voice was slow and beautiful. People listened to him when he talked. Dorian Gray: His face was pale and beautiful. His eyes were bright blue. His hair was blond. Basil Hallward: He had black hair and strong‚ intelligent face. He was a successful artist. He worked hard and painted many pictures. Sibyl Vane: She was small and beautiful‚ with shining brown hair. She worked as an actress

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    "Wilde’s presentation of women and marriage in the novel is wholly critical" How far and in what ways do you agree with this view? In the novel‚ The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ Oscar Wilde presents the image of women and the idea of marriage in many different ways‚ sometimes heavily negative‚ through dysfunctional relationships as well as saintly imagery. This presentation can be said to be influenced by several aspects such as contextually‚ Wilde himself lived in a patriarchal society‚ whose stereotyped

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    against your lilies and your roses. You will become sallow‚ and hollow-cheeked‚ and dull-eyed. You will suffer horribly.... Ah! realize your youth while you have it.” As Wilde progresses the narrative‚ Dorian obsesses about his perfect image. His humanity fails to fend off imperfections and mistakes‚ and Dorian changes as a result. His skin begins to crack‚ his Adonis-like figure starts to soften‚ and his soul dives into a deep depression. In a last attempt at redemption‚ he mentally molds his environment

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    In The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ by Oscar Wilde‚ it tells of a man’s gradual downfall from innocence to corruption. Even the name of the main character in Oscar Wilde’s tale‚ Dorian Gray‚ is very symbolic because ‘gray’ is the combination of black and white‚ of good and evil. In many ways‚ Dorian Gray is the epitome of mankind. Dorian Gray‚ an innocent and naïve man‚ becomes corrupted after having one conversation with Lord Henry Wotton. He shows how easily people can become swayed and changed merely

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    and pride in the character development of Dorian Grey in the novel ’the Picture of Dorian Gray’‚ by Oscar Wilde. -Dorian goes from innoncent‚ pure‚ almost christ-like man without sin to a filthy‚ disgusting sinner who exploits everyone. The original sin pride‚ which usually is said to be the source of all other sins‚ gives birth to this new man. In this essay I will discuss how this sin leads to other sins; wrath‚ lust.... and how these sins affect Dorian as a person‚ into becoming the terrible

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    Diction The diction of this book‚ The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde is very formal. Words he uses throughout the novel like‚ “upon” and “Desire” show that formality. The formality of the words makes the novel seem serious The language through is very strong‚ Wilde uses many harsh sounding words that contribute to the overall theme of negative consequences of influences and the supremacy of youth and beauty. From the diction we the readers can get the idea that Wilde was a very educated

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    Hellenism and Homoerotic Relationship in The Picture of Dorian Gray Ancient Greek culture has become deeply rooted and entwined with modern literature; themes‚ motifs‚ symbols‚ and a variety of literary devices are borrowed from its classical customs. The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ despite being written during the 19th century‚ frequently references Greek customs such as mythology and the worth of beauty and youth.  The protagonist‚ Dorian Gray‚ is idolized by two men who portray the young man as a

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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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