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    THE BALANCE OF DORIAN GRAY’S STRUCTURE OF PERSONALITY IN OSCAR WILDE’S NOVEL THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY: A STUDY OF PSYCHOANALYSIS Background of the study Human lives with their desire though some of their desire are failed to deliver because of the norms border. As a human‚ we live in a community and it is impossible to do as we please. Norms play the role as law where it limits our behavior and make the standard law points about what we can do or what we cannot do. This law usually opposes

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    century British society‚ and it blends influences from Austen’s own life into the story. Body Paragraphs—topic ideas and examples (quotes from text and outside sources)—no set #--anywhere from 3-5+ Body #1: Romantic qualities weave their way throughout the novel. * Love and respect for nature -Elizabeth’s love for Pemberly—“delighted” (206) -Pemberly symbolizes goodness of nature; London represents negative aspects of life away from nature -Lydia runs away from Mr. Wickham and goes to London

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    novel is the fear of aging and mortality. The picture is the reference to the fear. Dorian never wants to grow old‚ or become ugly and die. He wants to be beautiful and young forever. "I am jealous of everything whose beauty does not die. I am jealous of the portrait you have painted of me. Why should it keep what I must lose? Every moment that passes takes something from me and gives something to it. Oh‚ if it were only the other way! If the picture could change‚ and I could be always what I am

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    controversial and‚ at times‚ hedonistic views concerning conventional notions of truth. When Lord Henry first meets Dorian Grey‚ he instantly notices the candour of youth and all of youth’s passionate purity within him (Wilde 12). Finding these qualities incredibly enticing‚ Henry quickly subjects Dorian to his philosophical opinions concerning appearance and pleasure. Upon finding Dorian burying his face in lilac blossoms and drinking in their perfume as if it had been wine‚ he informs

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    The picture pf dorian gray English Literary Essay “Basil Hallward is what I think I am‚ Lord Henry what the world thinks of me‚ Dorian what I would like to be.” – Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde is known for his literature and the emphasis his puts in his work. As for ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’‚ the characters show specific attributes which leave leaves the knowledgeable reader wondering how they relate to Oscar Wilde in different ways. Each character has certain attributes which prove that TPDG

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    The Picture of Dorian Gray Vocabulary List 1 (Q2) Precis (noun): Make summary of. "I know she goes in for giving a rapid precis of all her guests." (Pg. 14) Ravelled (verb): To tangle or entangle. ""How horribly unjust of you!" cried Lord Henry‚ tilting his hat back and looking up at the little clouds that‚ like ravelled skeins of glossy white silk‚ were drifting across the hollowed turquoise of the summer sky." (Pg. 15) Candour (noun): The state or quality of being frank‚ open‚ and sincere

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    Reading the novel ’’The Picture of Dorian Gray’’ by Oscar Wild we have found the following types of paragraphs: description‚ narrative‚ persuasive‚ informative‚ definition‚ classification. He used these types of paragraphs to make more interesting and colorful his work. Further we give some examples which contain the types of paragraphs described in the theoretical part of diploma paper. We have found 3 examples with descriptive paragraphs‚ 23 examples with narrative paragraphs‚ 15 examples with

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    Dorian Gray Passage: Literary Analysis In this scene‚ Wilde creates a threatening atmosphere as he describes Dorian heading to the Opium House at night‚ a place that represents his sins. Dorian’s carriage “jerks” into a “dark” area‚ the sudden movement suggesting that the horse is instinctively nervous or scared. And the “low roofs and jagged chimney-stacks” that looked like “black masts” shrouded by a mist of “ghostly sails” paint a nightmarish image of hostility due to harsh words like jagged

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    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 inspiration for a talented artist named Basil Hallward meets Basil’s friend named Lord Henry. From the moment they meet Dorian is influenced by him‚ and because of him Dorian then battles with his inner self. Dorian struggles with the concepts of good vs. evil. He is faced with challenges and battles with the concepts of morality and

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    “There are people who do what they believe is right‚ but as they say‚ ’The road to hell is paved with good intentions.’” In The Tempest by Shakespeare‚ The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde‚ and Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe‚ intentions blind each of the main characters into carrying out malicious actions. Dr. Faustus and Dorian Gray are both overcome by their intentions and cannot redeem themselves no matter how hard they try. However‚ Prospero manages to suppress the urge to harm his enemies

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