My poem‚ “Dorian”‚ responds to the character‚ Dorian Gray. My first stanza of the poem reflects Dorian’s character. Dorian Gray was terribly egotistic‚ After reading the yellow book he was very Hedonistic. All he cared about was his vanity‚ After that‚ he started to lose his humanity. My poem explains how Dorian is egotistical and thinks his vanity is very important.He gets introduced to Hedonism which is the theory that pleasure or satisfaction is the goal of life. When Dorian lives his life for
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Controversy has surrounded Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray since its publication‚ but critics often disagree on the how the ethics of the tale conflict with the morality of society‚ both then and now. It was common belief that‚ when the novel was first published‚ the story was immoral and the themes of decadence offended the seemingly “delicate” senses of the Victorian society. (“Oscar Wilde” 408) However‚ now that a different culture has developed and minds have opened‚ the ethics of the
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In Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray‚” he defines masculinity in tangible terms such as age‚ attractiveness‚ profession‚ and philosophy instead of decency and sincerity. Harry‚ Basil‚ and Dorian are members of the upper-class society and the most qualified among those in their professions. However‚ their expertise causes the men to struggle with their masculinity and question the masculine social norms. The men are codependent and immature‚ but Lord Henry is portrayed as unlikely to learn
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Commonly deformity is symbolic… whether it represents the good and purity in someone or the corruption in their very soul is a different story. In the book‚ “Dorian Gray” by Oscar Wilde‚ deformity is used to symbolize the corruption and degradation of Dorian’s soul. Dorian’s own beauty could be considered a deformity and this deformity destroyed Dorian’s life. He has an unnatural‚ surreal beauty and it’s this beauty that causes him to become so evil and corrupted. It’s the reason behind his madness
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Should art be or do anything? There is a wide spectrum of opinions from critics and artists on what art should be or do. Oscar Wilde argues in his preface to “The Picture of Dorian Gray” that art is beauty or a symbol‚ but beneath that is left to the interpretation of the spectator. In Gustave Courbet’s essay “Realist Manifesto” art is knowledge to draw from to inspire his own individuality and to create living art. Although both essays bear some superficial similarities‚ the difference between Wilde’s
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DR. JEKYLL AND MR.HYDE Schizophrenia and the split personality of Dr. Henry Jekyll After becoming familiar with the characteristics of the world known mental disorder-schizophrenia‚ one may say that the peculiar events in the considered novel show that the protagonist may have been a victim of the mentioned disorder. By having this possibility in mind the novel eventually develops into a provoking mystery thus triggering a strong sense of interest in whoever is fortunate to be reading it
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In the strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Steveson used the architecture of Dr. Jekyll’s house very intelligently. The house can be regarded to be parallel to Dr. Jekyll’s double personality. Throughout the book‚ the house lends itself as a powerful prop‚ by which it is possible for Dr. Jekyll to use his house even when he is in the form of Mr. Hyde. The house‚ like Dr. Jekyll‚ has a dark side. On the front side of the house‚ it seems to be an elite‚ upper class‚ respectable home
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The Picture of Dorian Gray: Aging Through a Portrait As the story goes on‚ there are many developments and changes of Dorian’s character in Oscar Wilde’s novel‚ The Picture of Dorian Gray. At the beginning of the story‚ Gray’s personality seems to be selfless‚ optimistic‚ carefree‚ who happens to be admired by many people‚ such as Lord Henry and Basil. But as time goes on‚ his positive personality starts to fade throughout several events leading to a whole new person. Gray is now the character of
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an infinite theme in almost stories‚ especially in classic series. There is no exception in The Picture of Dorian Gray of Oscar Widle and Wuthering Heights of Emily Bronte. The Picture of Dorian Gray and Wuthering Heights are two classic novels written respectively in Victorian era and Romanticism period. These novels are stories which revolve around the love story of the main characters Dorian versus Sibyl and Catherine versus Heathcliff and Edgar. In the aspect of love‚ it is feasible to see that
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called Hyde‚ Jekyll‚ Me. The drama is about a man who is suffering from multiple personality disorder. Mr. A‚ the host personality is a CEO of Korea’s version of disneyland. During the night his alternate personality Mr.B‚ is a famous web cartoonist. The alternate and the host personality are very different from one another. Mr. A‚ is cold and antisocial yet Mr. B‚ is outgoing. At an early age Mr. A‚ the host personality‚ was kidnapped alongside his best friend and tortured. The 11 year old Mr. A‚ manages
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