characterizing heroes. Apart from speaking for the characters in novels‚ Oscar Wilde used dialogues to speak for himself. This is especially the case in The Picture of Dorian Gray in which he ‘hires’ three characters to represent his ideals‚ present situation and the conflict between them. The following passage will mainly focus on the strategic use of dialogues in Chapter One in characterizing Lord Henry Wotton and Basil Hallward. [Key Words] Oscar Wilde‚ Dialogues‚ Aesthetics‚ Characterization [Main Content]
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get to know the person we need to look to the inside into the soul. This is the place where the real beauty and ugliness are hidden. The notion of inner and outer beauty is perfectly presented in the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray’ by Oscar Wilde. The story described in this book shows how the external attractiveness influences people’s behavior and corrupts the inner beauty. The plot situated in the XIX England perfectly describes the higher class of this period. Shallow and two-faced
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The path to corruption “Nothing looks so like innocence as an indiscretion.” – Oscar Wilde Behind every corrupted person lies someone who at one point in time was extremely innocent. An innocent person is easily influenced by their surroundings. From the moment of birth to the moment of death the actions that one chooses are in one way or another influenced by the surrounding factors whether it is in a positive or negative way. In the case of Dorian Gray‚ a young man who is the new source of
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level. Combining all the purposes‚ it can be suggested that the gothic elements in the novel serve the general purpose of depicting the nature of our lives and the conflict between morality and decadence. Introduction The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ Oscar Wilde’s only novel‚ tells us the tale of a person’s journey towards doom through moral decadence. It can be observed that from the supernatural events to the delineation of murder‚ a great number of gothic elements can be found in this dark novel.
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by Oscar Wilde‚ many people’s influences change Dorian Gray. Basil Hallward‚ an artist‚ makes the point that influence will take away part of a person’s character and personality. Sometimes influence can be good‚ such as when Dorian falls in love with Sibyl Vane and he learns how to love and be kind to another person. However‚ sometimes it can be bad‚ such as when Lord Henry starts influencing Dorian. Dorian is negatively impacted‚ since Lord Henry’s influence leads him to his misdeeds. Oscar Wilde
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CONTENTS Introduction………………………………………………………………………...3 Part 1. Oscar Wild – the novelist of the England…………………………………..5 1.1. Literary works of O. Wild……………………………………...……………...6 1.2. The novel ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ and its significance…………………9 1. 3. Aestheticism in the novel …………………………………………………...10 Part 2. Lexical and syntactical stylistic devices used in the novel “The Picture of Dorian Gray” by O. Wild…………………………………………………………14 2.1. Phonetic stylistic devices……………………………………………………..14 2.2. Lexical
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deep. A person that is considered to have overwhelming beauty can commit a heinous crime and be forgiven because they have such beauty. In a society that puts beauty on a pedestal‚ youth and physical attractiveness become valuable possessions. Oscar Wilde’s novel The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ prove all of these things to be true. Throughout this novel beauty reigns‚ it revitalizes the wearied senses. Beauty can be used to escape the brutalities of the world. One person’s beauty can mask the ugliness
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British Literature 1. the Middle Ages the oldest literature monument of the Anglo – Saxon period is the old Germanic legend called BEOWULF. This heroic poem is about the strong and courageous pagan hero Beowulf John Wycliffe – is a professor of Oxford University. With his students he translated the whole Bible into English - he influenced Master Jan Hus and our Hussite movement very much 2. the renaissance and humanism Geoffrey Chaucer – Canterbury Tales – brilliant portrait of 30 pilgrims
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Freddy Krueger. But what if the monster actually looks like the guy next door? History has taught us that‚ often times‚ the most threatening of monsters are the individuals who look like the average guy. In the novel‚ The Picture Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde‚ perception of an individual’s character can be misleading. Similarly‚ in the novels Frankenstein‚ and the film‚ Beauty and the Beast‚ there is a shared theme-- each story utilizes a “traditional” monster who‚ in the end‚ proves to be far less
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Explain the ways Oscar Wilde and Henrik Ibsen present the idea of appearance and reality in ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ and ‘A Doll’s house’ A recurring theme throughout the novel ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ and the play ‘A Doll’s House’ is one that explores reality vs appearance. The writers explore this theme through their protagonists‚ and show an underlying message that everything is not how it seems. As both texts progress the reader begins to see the corruption that occurred in the Victorian
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