Abstract In an attempt to find out the purposes of the gothic elements in The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ this essay takes a close look at the three most prevailing gothic elements in the novel: the portrait‚ decadence‚ and the gothic villain by first exploring their presence and development throughout‚ and then examining their contributions to the characters‚ the plot development and the themes. First of all‚ the unique properties and symbolic meanings of the portrait in this novel are discussed. The
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The homosexual suggestions of The Picture incite criticisms‚ mostly of righteous anger and criticism. Throughout the Victorian Era movements for strong moral values dominated opposed to greed‚ exploitation and cynicism. Wilde’s the novel developed during this time. The 1890 date of publishing of The Picture implies that any kind of homoerotic relationships were very much forbidden. Therefore‚ the only novel of Oscar Wilde caused a public outcry in a pious Victorian England. The typical idealistic
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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 expressive means and stylistic devices………………………………15
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Quotation Thoughts about quotation "I don’t think I shall send it anywhere‚" he answered‚ tossing his head back in that odd way that used to make his friends laugh at him at Oxford. "No‚ I won’t send it anywhere." "I know you will laugh at me‚" he replied‚ "but I really can’t exhibit it. I have put too much of myself into it." Pg.4 Basil had just drawn one of his best portraits and tells Lord Henry that he won’t send it anywhere because he put too much of himself into it. This seems awkward because
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Parts of the Psyche in The Picture of Dorian Gray One of Sigmund Freud’s most prominent theories is how the psyche is split into three parts: the id‚ ego and superego‚ each of which contribute to a different set of behavior. The id is the primitive part‚ which focuses on our impulsive desires and how we can satisfy them‚ with no regard into the feelings of others‚ oneself or society’s expectations. The ego is the logical and reasoning part‚ which focuses on satisfying the same desires the id feels
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“I’m just a sweet transvestite‚ from transsexual Transylvania‚” Lyrics like these shocked audiences around the world in the mid-70’s. “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” a culture shock that now has grown into a pop culture classic was received with mixed reviews and unimpressive box office appeal. The musical comedy-satire-spoof of the horror/sci-fi genre was released nationwide September 1975 with advance screenings in cities like London and Los Angeles. Sadly the success of the film didn’t begin
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To what extent do you think ‘The Kite Runner’ presents a thoroughly depressing picture of life in Afghanistan? I believe that The Kite Runner does present quite a depressing picture of life in Afghanistan‚ the first thing coming to mind being the rape of Hassan by some local boys. The boys justified this obscene act by referring to Hassan as “just a Hazara‚” displaying the ultimately racist attitude that Sunni Muslims possessed. This gives the impression that Afghanistan is a highly racist place
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As the old saying goes‚ “Reading is not generating the same result as seeing.” You can see from the meaning that we value seeing more than reading in terms of communication. The three most important elements in all forms of communication are sender‚ message and receiver. (Marie Gillespie and Jason Toynbee‚ 2006) Messages can be sent in several ways. Texts and images are two efficient ways of being sent. However‚ no one can deny the fact that‚ these days‚ we seem to pay more attention to images than
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A Biblical Comparison to The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde is the story of a man who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for eternal youth. Dorian Gray is a young man of extraordinary beauty and innocence. Basil Hallward‚ a young talented artist‚ recognizes the purity and attractiveness of Dorian and he paints a portrait of him which captures all the life and loveliness of Dorian’s soul. Lord Henry Wotten‚ a member of the idle aristocracy of London‚ is
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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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