In his preface‚ Oscar Wild dare to say that art is quite useless. "What do you mean art is useless?" was the first thing that came in my mind‚ "but art has so much meaning: it elevates our awareness of things‚ questions everything‚ contextualizes and re-contextualizes ideas‚ sharpens our appreciation for beauty‚ thought‚ and skill‚ it can define cultures‚ and is able to capture the essence and spirit of the time in which it’s made". It doesn’t have only meaning but it is useful too. It is useful
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Wilde portrays each of the characters in a way that reflects his views of the English aristocracy. Algernon Moncrieff is used by Wilde to portray an upperclass character that can be easily identified by readers. Throughout the play‚ Wilde gives Algy witty lines and epigrams that displays his humour and disrespect towards the society. “Of course the music is a great difficulty. You see‚ if one plays good music‚ people don’t listen‚ and if one plays bad music‚ people don’t talk.” here is Algy’s wit
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The Color of Innocence In the context of "The Picture of Dorian Gray‚" one of the most noticeable and important motifs is that of the color white and its variants‚ including‚ but not limited to‚ pale and listless. The meaning of this color evolves as the novel progresses‚ changing in relation to Dorian’s character. While the motif may never physically alter in appearance‚ it succeeds in reversing meaning completely‚ signifying the great contrast in Dorian’s soul between the beginning of the novel
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In “The Picture of Dorian Grey” by Oscar Wilde‚ Dorian has a profound reaction each time he views the change in the painting‚ and he reacts with a self-pitying‚ vain attitude. Vanity haunts Dorian‚ and he cares only about how this change in the painting will affect himself and his outer beauty only. At first‚ Dorian worries about how his treatment of Sibyl Vane will affect the painting. He cares not about the cruel acts he committed‚ but rather dwells on how it will taint or tarnish the beauty of
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By Jessica Shelby Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray is a prime example of hedonism‚ a movement in the late 1800’s that claims pleasure to be the prime goal in one’s life. The focus of the novel is the beauty of Dorian Gray‚ his self-destructive search for pleasure‚ and the corruption of both the lives he has encountered and his own soul. Beauty and pleasure are the focus of all characters and scenes depicted in The Picture of Dorian Gray. Wilde’s timeless novel vividly portrays the hedonism
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Angelica Ochoa York AP English 2 12 December 2010 Novel Project: The Picture of Dorian Gray 1. The Picture of Dorian Gray is the story of a young and beautiful man named Dorian Gray who is frightened by the fact that he will eventually lose his good looks and youth as he ages. Dorian Gray is the subject of a painting by an artist‚ Basil Hallward. Basil introduces Dorian Gray to Lord Henry Wotton‚ who slowly begins to gain greater influence on Dorian Gray. Lord Henry believes the only things
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How does the term ’Protestant Gothic’ help us to understand Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray? Even though his last years were horrible for him‚ being sent to prison and criticized by lots of people because of one of his own novels‚ one can’t deny that Oscar Wilde lived a really interesting life. His wittiness -shown in his numerous epigrams‚ like «The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about»-‚ sense of humor‚ vividness and way of thinking made him one of the most
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Dorian Gray Essay task plan: Change in Dorian ‘A Look had come into lad’s face that he had never seen before’. How does Wilde represent the change in Dorian’s character in the opening of the novel? Throughout the novel ‘A picture of Dorian Grey’ ‚ Wilde explores the ways in which Dorian is influenced by other characters to change his expressions and speech tones and the general way he acts in the opening chapters of the book. Dorian is introduced in the book as a youngster‚ a beautiful boy unspoiled
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An Examination of Oscar Wilde’s Mockery of Victorian Conventions in “The Importance of Being Earnest” In Victorian society‚ the conventional norms of status‚ gender roles‚ and marriage were closely linked by an institution that men and women were placed with unrealistic demands and expectations from society. Women were brought up by their parents to become the perfect housewife‚ and men were forced into marriages based on status within the society. In Oscar Wilde’s play‚ “The Importance of Being
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motifs and symbols in Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray The only published novel by Oscar Wilde‚ which appeared in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine in 1890‚ was seen as immoral and scandalous‚ so the editors of the magazine censored about five hundred words without Wilde’s knowledge. Even with that‚ the novel was not received very well. Disappointed with this‚ Wilde revised his novel‚ added a preface‚ where he explains his philosophy of art‚ and six new chapters. Since Wilde was devoted to aestheticism
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