baleen ah iste a || The Picture of Dorian Gray Ld i . Cente i The Picture o! Sea ee edBlack Cat Pblishing, Wilde and The Picture of Dorian GrayA Note on Oscar Wilde {Mecar Fingal O'Fahertie Wilde was born on 16 October 1854 in Dublin, Ireland, His father, Sir Wiliam Wilde, was an important surgeon and his mother was an Irish nationalist post He studied at Trinity Collage in Dublin and in 1975, athe age of 20, While at Oxford he was deeply influenced by the aesthetic theore oftwo eminent at cts jon Ruskin and Walter Pater Wilde remained a great aesthet throughout his life and pursued Seouty imal its forms ~ lleratre, the ars, interior desig, clothes, furniture and objects In 1879 Wide moved to London where he began writing and mixing in high society He soon became known asa great wit,’ a brillant ‘onvertationalist and an ecentric~ he shocked and delighted his In 1882 he published his fst book, Poms, ad toured and lectured in ‘he United States. On his return to Landon in 1884 he married Constance Lloyd and they had two sons, Cyl (1885) and Vyyan The Haypy Prin Ties, a election of stores for hire ‘Was published in 1888 and Wille was now famous in London a a The Picture of Doran Gray (1861) was Wilde's only novel and it was y attacked by the critics Because of its ambiguous morality and alls 1d 1895 Wilde wrote a sof highly succesful Hust and his mastrplee, The nortan of Being Earn in 1895 Wilde was accused of homosexual, which was illegal in England a that time. After the tlhe was sentenced fo tw0 years Imprisonment and hard labour. While in prison, he wrote D. Profundis, along toro his ie Lond Alfre! Dougl, Published after his death,yet man, He went t0 ewe Wilde and Patino 30 The Picture of Dorian Gray Rear Wilde had been thinking about creating a major novel for some time, In 1884 he often visited the studio of a painter friend called Basil Ward. One day te ster at Wand’ studio was a very andsome young man who impressed Wilde greatly. ‘What pity’ Wik sid to Ward afterwards, ‘that such a glorious features wore 10. Basis expression was re Now read the First part of chapter One and check your answers‘odd people you painters are! You do anything in the world to become famous, and when youre famous you're not happy! “r koow you'll laugh at me’ Basil replied, “but! really can’t, ‘exhibit it ve put too much of myself into i Lord Henry laughed. "Too much of yourself into it! Basil, didn't know you were so vain. You have black hair and a strong, face. Tis young Adonis! has delieste features, fair har and looks as fhe were made of ivory and rose leaves. And you ~ well, you hhave an intellectual expression, and beauty ends where an Intellectual expression begins. You dont lok ike your mysterious young friend all. By the way, youhaver'ttold mehis name! EB "You don't understand me, Harry’ answered the artist. “OF course I dont look ke him, Dorian Gray is beautiful, and we all ‘must pay forthe gift the gods have given us, whether its eauty, or intellect. 1s beter not tobe diferent from others. The ugly and the stupid have the best oft inthis word ‘Dorian Gray? Is that his name?" asked Lord Henry ‘es, but didnt wane etl you! ‘why not? ‘Oh cnt explain When Ike people immensay never tell their rarest anyone. It's ike losing apart of them, love having secrets: "You seem to forget that 'm married and in marriage secrets are absolutely necessary. never know where my wife is and my wife never knows where | am. When we meet, which we ‘occasionally do, we tll each other the most absurd stores with the most serious faces “Thate the way you talk about your married life, Harry! said Basi" think you're very good husband, but you're ashamed of your virtues. Your eynicism fe simply pose: Lord Henry laughed andthe two men went out inte the garden, After a while Lord Henry palled out hs watch | must go now Basil, but before 1 go I want to know the real reason why you don't want to exhibit Doran Gray's picture f ‘Marry! sad Basl, ‘every portralt that is painted with feeling ‘4 portale ofthe artist, not of the sitter." I ill not exhibit this Picture because I'm afrad it shows the secret of my hearg? Lord Henry laughed, ‘and what is that?” a 'm afraid you'l hardly understand it Lord Henry picked a pink daey” from the grass and sai, ean believe anything if t's incredible: j “The story is simply this! said the painter. Two months ago) went toa party at Lady Brandon's. After Td been in the rdgm abt fen minutes | suddenly felt that someone was looking at mf. | tumed around and saw Derian Gray fr the frst time. Whe eyes met | grew pale with terror. knew 4 met semneodighose™=—m= personality could absor’ my soul and my at had a strange feeling that Fate had prepared exquisite joys and sorrows. 1 wes afl and wanted to leave the room. Lady Bandon stopped me and sudden t found myself face to face with this young man. We were gute elose and our eyes met. asked Lady Brandon toinrodce met him? “Tell me more about Dorian Gray Lord Henry sid. low often do you se hin! ‘Every day. | couldr't be happy if didn't see hin every day. He's absolutely neceseary to me! |‘How extraordinary! thought you'd never care for anything He's all my art to me now, said the painter. ‘He's my. Inspiration Since 1 met Dorian I've ereated the best work of my life, He knows nothing of my adoration for him. But if people saw this portal, they might guess the secret of my heart, Harry! “Tell me, Basil, does Dorian Gray ike you? asked Lord Henry. 1 know he likes me, As a rule he's charming to me, but sometimes he seems to enjoy hurting me. Then | feel Ive given my heart to someone wo thinks’ simply a lovely flower to enjoy on a summer day ‘summer days, Baal can sometimes linger" murmured Lord Henry ‘Perhaps youll become tied sooner than he wl "Marey, don’t say that. AS long as | lve, the personality of Dorian Gray wll dominate me! Lord Henry was amused, How delightful other people's emotions were! ‘idle to mest him? don't want you to meet him: ‘Mr Dorlan Gray is in the studio, si into the garden “You must introduce me now cred Lord Henry laughing. “The painter sald to his servant, Ask Mr Gray to walt, Parker: Then he looked at Lord Henry. ‘Dorian Gray is my dearest friend. He's a simple, beautiful person. Don't spol him. Don't try to influence him. Your influence would be bad. Don't take away from me the person whe makes me a true artist sald the butler, coming ‘What nonseneef said Lord Henty, miling The text and beyond @ comprehension check Answer the folowing questions 1 According Lord Henry where should Basile the painting and why? 2 Wy dd Lord Henry say that palntrs ae od people? How dé Lord Hentydeserbe the young Ani in the painting? 4 Why did asi want ro exhibit Darin Gray's picture? ow did asl and Dorian Gray meet and what was Basis Fist Describe Bas’ feling towards Dorin 7 What did Basi ak Lord Henry ott de? @ vocabuiary - senses The story begins with a strong appeal to our senses. Since the pllosophyof pleasure isan important theme in this novel, the senses Play fundamental role Lok agin atthe begning of Chapter One nd write belo inthe fst column the phrare which appeal to eur senses. in the second column write which of our senses are ‘stimulated | Phrases appealing to the senses neeFRE © Wore form: Read the tet below-Use the word given in capitals atthe end of some lines ta form a word that fits inthe spacein the sameline. Thee isan cule the begin (0 as tes Lord Henry of his fesings for Dorian. The rst (0) SER2I218Y. senous whit his end DESPERATE Femains his cynieal self Both TYPE ‘characters introduce themes that are developed in the story. Lord Hemy isa symbel ofthe hedonistic and @) Upper clases that enjoyed DECAY. {generally associated wth the mie classes. Truth SS regarded 9 29 @) verve and awkward NECESSARY obstacle to please. Henry ely admits yng to his wife jst a she lies to him, stating hat in o secrets ae solu necessary. MARRY. Ne provides us with several epigrams — short, lever ad (9) venn Sentences which Wide AMUSE himself was famous for such ae can believe Srything it mcredibe, Againe hi backround [asi communicates to Henry (and consequent to us. readers) the (6) ‘disturbance EMOTION ‘Dorian Gray has created, The relationship between the artist and the ster Ie not one of equal Fstings dnd it representa sees Of (7) women" Ball OPPOSE ‘does Doran and ht se him evry da ashes fbsolutely necessary also for his art. Dorian, however fat best charming buts es enjoys huraing the arust The @) hat Bas ADORE feels for the ‘young Adoni’ is « disturbing ° ‘of terror and sorow, Hele aware MOK of gaining something from the relationship but also of G0) omething. Dorian Is 105E tise s symbol of beauty but, aceording to Basi, ‘the uly and stupid have the best of ein this word @ Evigrams Epigrams are shor sayings or poems which express an ea ina clever sndamuing way ‘Orcar Wilde was famous for thet. His alter epo inthe sory, Lond Henry, provideruewithan examplein the opening chapter Whats? © vocabutary -tootings In this story there are allusions to homosexual feelings and ‘latonshipe for example, the surprising ‘confession’ that takes place in Basil's garden Which words best describe Bais felings for Dorian cry? admiration anger respect inspiration _ jealousy ‘iendship adoration physialattraction Indifference love ‘Suppor your choice with quotations from Chapter One. O discuss [A Thenames ofthe characters have interesting connotations inthis novel‘Dria’ is one ofthe names forthe Greeks, who were ‘enowned for ther deals of canal bent which Lord Henry ocates, ‘Thesurname Gray’ suggests Dora's hidden potential for good or ‘vi black or white and therefore ‘Ory Lied Henry i often referred tos 'Harry’ inthe novel. ‘Ok Harry isoneof thenames fr the devin English othe name might Ihave connotations ofthe dev inthis novel you could change your firstname, what would you choose? Why? 1B When Bas says: Thave put too much of myselfnto the portrait Lr Henry misunderstands him Baal tlshim you dont understand ee, Henny” ‘ia the misunderstanding? Do you thinkiti deliberate? ‘Discus your Hens with your partoer.@ Lacy Brandon's diary Before 2a Fon aga, Oban Tint Mick! Te fas be thes amaary. Lad nights pay sas ntertig. Te sa pope ‘i let pe CO a ae ah ten to the frst part of Chapter Two. For questions 16, choore the best answer A, Bore red Gy. Baad Hale was Bee. ST reste the he 2 nana ee oon pos tg 2 looking at hs untished porrat eS ____— © rendre must Use the flowing cues inthe appropriate form to emplet er dary Hisar eae ae on an eaten raid tt tl a ot set 1 theeaslsar/Doran Grayatange 2 erred 2 heeent/eneepost © tnsiterene 2 notmoweall 2 Lond Henry 4 everyoneferbarass 1D) couldundestand why Bai admired Dorin 3 Uhaveotaomething 2) cul understand why asl adied Dorian 6 eoththen/ookeach other ihouraayword © ouldunderstand why Doran dred Bost 7 inaly/Besi/sk/ntroduce/Oorian Gray “ar nd ay Band lg . AD med Wat on ard ng! Has te 8 Ol ey 5 which does not expan Dorian fascination with Lord Heney? AC Lord Henrys BE) Lord Henry's use of words 5 {6 When Lord Henry reales that Doran finds hin fascinating, he _ (Gord Henry) fees aaa Tai 8 ana,a The Picture [As they entered the house they saw Dorian Gray. He was seated TES ‘at the lane with his back to them, turning over the pages of some misieby Schumann. “You must lend me these, Basle cried. That depends on how you st today, Dorian. “oh, tired of sitting and {don't want a portrait of myself answered the boy, turning around. When he saw Lord Henry @ faint blush” coloured his cheeks. ‘Oh, 1 beg your pardon, Basi dirt know there was anyone with you: “This Lord Henry Wotton an ald feiend of mine sald Basi 11m very pleased to meet you! said Lord Henry looking at him. Yes, he was wonderfully handsome, with his scarlet lips The Picture honest blue eyes and golden halt: His face had the purty and candour of youth that Inspired trust.’ No wonder Basi Halla worshipped him. The painter was busy mixing his colours and getting his brushes ready. Then he tured to Lord Henry and sai, “Harn want to finish this peture today. Would you think every rude gf rmeif tasked you to go away?” Lord Henry smiled and looked at Dorian Gray. ‘Should | go, MF ‘Oh, please don't, Lord Henry, Basi sin one of his dificult moods and I hate it when he's dificult, Basil, please ask Lord Henry to stay. init: aliward bit his ip. If Dorian wishes it, you must stay. And row, Dorian, take your place and dant move about or pay attention to what Lord Henry says. He has a very bad influence onal his friends, except myself lord Henry talked and talked. And he had such a beautiful, musical voice, His fascinating words ‘hile Basil was painting, touched a secret chord in Dorian that had never been touched before, Only music had had this effect on him, ‘ belleve that th im of life is self-development: to realise cones nature perfectly. Every impulse we ty to il tays in our mind and poisons us. The only way to get rid oF «temptation is te iveinteit: Dorian began to understand things about himself that he had never understood before. Words! How terrible they were! How clear, and vivid, and eruelthe Picture of Dorian Gray ord Henry watched Dorlan with his subtle smile, He knew when to speak and when to be silent. He was surprised at the sudden effect of his words on ime ‘must go and st in the gern: of standing! cried Oo} ‘My dear fellow, 20 sorry. When 1 paint t only think of my work. I don't know what Marry has been saying to you, but you have a wonderful expr Lord Henry and Dorian want out into the garden while Bas worked on the portrait. Dorian buried his face in the lilac son on your Face blossoms and enjoyed ther heavy perfume Lord Henry murmured, ‘You're right todo that. Nothing ean ‘ure the soul but the senses just as nathing can cure the senses Dorian Gray turned his head away. He liked the tall, graceful young man whe was standing by him. But for some reason he felt afraid of hin ‘let's go and sit in the shade’ snd Lord Henry. ‘You mustn't letthe sun burn your face, What does it matter? cried Dorian Gray laughing should matter very much to you, Mr Gray use you're young and youth ie the one thing that really don't feel chat, Lord ‘No, you don't felt now. Someday, when you're od and usly you'll feel itteribly. You have @ wonderfully beautiful face, ttPicture of Dorian Gray ___ Cay, Beauty i form of Genus. 1's one ofthe great facts of the ‘world ike sunlight ar springtime. But your beauty won’® last forever. When your youth foe, your beauty wil go with it Live the wonderful ife that is in yout Be afraid of nothing, We degenerate int hideous puppets, tormented by the passions and temptations we were afrad to give into. There is absolutely nothing inthe world but youth Dorian Gray listened wide-eyed without speaking, He was experiencing a new emotion that he could not express. ‘suddenly the painter appeared at the door of the studio, “They walked towards the house together. "You're glad you have met me, Me Gray! said Lord Henry. “Yer, t'm glad now. I wonder if always be glad ‘Always! ‘That i. terrible word, Women are so fond of using it said Lord ‘after about a quarter of an hour Basil stopped painting. He stood back and locked at Dorian and the painting, its finished bre ried and signed his name in red letters on the bottom of the Lord Henry examined the picture. It certainly was a wonderful work of at “uy dear fellow, this ls the finest portrait of our times, MrGray, come over and look st yourself? Dorian looked at the picture and for a moment his cheeks, ftushed? with pleasure The sense af his own beauty came to his like a revelation, Then he remembered Lord Henry's words about The Picture and old, and all the grace would disappear from his Figures ‘would become ugly The thought froze his heart. “Don't you ike it” erledHallward. “Of course he likes i! said Lord Henry. t's one of the great things in modern ar. pay any sum fort. must have it! | “tes nat my property, Harry “whose property isi? ‘Dorian’, of course answered the painter ‘Wes avery lucky fellow portrait." grow old and horrible, But tis peture wil lv remain young. If & were only the other way wish I could stay, young and the picture arow od. give everything for that sve my soul for thaw Lord Henry lah." don think you's ike it asl “No wouldnt! agreed Bas. “OF course, you ike your art better than your fiends. How long wil you ike me? Only while 'm beautiful { suppose. tm Jealous of the portrait, Baal Beauty will never de. Lord Henry 'sperfeetly right. Youths the most important thing in the word Wkl ysef when find that rm growing ld” “Don't talk ke that, Doran” said Ball in amazement. "You're any dearest friend? Ras trmed to Lord Wenry and asked angry, “What have you been teaching him? Why didn’t you go away when asked you" 2, Tots nro the pare the ody tat done: pnaA |ext and beyond For questions best acording to the tet. 1 Why dd esi wane Henry to go away? Which answer nat ene 18 [ast wanted tobe alone with Doran (cE ant wanted to irish the portrait of Doran 2 Bas Hallvard told Dolan that Lord Henry 18) was is oldest frend, 2 [was bad influence on everyone he knew © Ey was an admirer of pais at 1 (could not corrupt him, 3 When Doran asked Bas to interrupt the siting Ras was 1 LL inated 8) apoogene © El upset > (indifferent 1k] He thought Lord Henry was eather patti igure 18 [| He ound Lord Henry an mtereting person. Co] He was bore with Lord Henrys conversa D [Dj Hewas tracted by him but also arid, {What did Dorian een from his frst mecting with Lord Henny? 2] The importance of inteligent conversation, [} Somethingsbouthimeef hat he had previously not Anderstood ‘b [That Bas asin ove with hi, ehoare the answer (8, Cor) which ou think Bs > saseteetinien Ey excms | eu 7 Why did Bas want to destroy the portrait? 18 [1 ecauseithadhada bad effect on Doran BE] because tara way of punishing Dorian, © [ecause Devian did note it DE Because Lord Henry had ied, 8. Acthe end of chapter Two Basi realised tha 1 7 hehad been infatuated with Dorian, 8) henever wanted to see Henry or Dorian again. © Ey] hetad ost Dorian, DE] is painng would have tobe sol Reported speech Say rlland ask often introduce reported speech, bt other reporting ‘verb how clearly the speakersntention, The most comnon ate suggest warn agree refuse doubt—apolgine invite osswre offer promise ecst complain explain axmt threaten bap recommend ‘After each verb there isa pater. The fist prt concerns the indirect object Sometimes you mast put He astured me he was right. Sometimes yeu mustritputite She etplained om her robe. Cceasionaly itis optional but with a prepostion ng apologised @o im for being late ‘The second part f the pattern concer the ver that reported Sometinerithasashftintene from the direct speech eg He warned ws hat) he would be fate‘Sometimes it iin the infinitive: eg. She begged us tlt her ome ‘ceasonall is inthe-ing form: eg. They cused hi of heating Some reporting verbs ean use mare than one pater, FRE @ Setonce transformation For questions 1-10, complete the second sentence so that thas a similar meaning tothe frst sentence, uring the word gen. Do not change the word given. You must ure between two and ive words, Including the word given. Ther is an example athe berinning (0). Dorin insisted hat ai sd rd ancy. 1 Lard ene si, Why don we goto the teste? suggested Lord Haney the theatre 2 Yi tired of standing! sald Doran complained Dori of standing 13 ‘Dontalk ike hat, Dorian aid Bel essed 4+ “Beauty will nt lat forever Lord Henry sid to Doran, Lard Henry reminded not lat forever. 5 "Youmust not tthe sun burn your fee, Dorian’ sald Lord Henry. Lord Henry the tum bara his foe 6 ‘willl myself when find that am growing old Dorian cried promised imself when he found he was 7 Wil always be pad? sid Dorian wondered Doran. sway be ad ' Doran 1am sosory for making you sit fer slong! sald Bes, saving asl apogee wo Devin, sieforsolong 9 wil destroy before it destroys our renship sad ast threatened aaa bforeit destroyed thee riendship 40 "You wl came the theatre, oo, Bai sald Lord Henry In chapter One we saw that Lord Henry provides us with severat “pigrams. He creates two more inthis chapter. What are they and ‘int do they mean? Discuss your ideas with pariner Try 0 pve their equivalent in your language. Is the effect the same? Keep a record of thee expressions during the story. Jn the garden scene of chapter Two, Oscar Wil has created a scene that can be compared to the scene inthe Bible, when the serpent ‘tempts Eve in the Garden af Eden. the Book of Genesis the serpent ts described as subtle Lord Henry with is ubte smile and beautiful ‘musical voice has the charactriatics of ‘Old Mary. the devil the tempter, the seducer He explores Dora's soul as ho one has ever done before, profoundly changing his slfmage and personaly, However Dorian fels uneasy about his new find, What sentence Indicates this? ave you ever ben dept influenced by another person? \Wirite a paragraph about your experience or abouts rose friend’ experiencesharp contrast between the diferent socal clases Class dstnetion was prevalent inall aspects of Vieoran society and it was portrayed In the literature ofthe period ~ from les Dickens to Oscar Wie (Other painors,dssasfied with a of Queen Viclorla (187-1901 was a perio o rian atts experienced a new wor Victorian materialism, found 1 for thee works in diferent ways some painted the society in whi particularly in his can be seen in WP by Holman Hunt arts sed simile tedhnigue to that used by before Raphael, the great Halian artist. For this reason,» group of painters sled the Tre Raphacies’ Dante Gabriel RossettsThe Pre-Raphootites depicted objcts in a very cleat way, and ever Dante Gabriel Rossetti, It looks lke a page from an illuminated object and person was chosen for its symbolic meaning, asin the | ‘medieval manuscript, fl of colour and emblems. Middle Ages. The Pre-Raphaelite convey! moral message through | their works, The pair was sometines compared toa pict, even though the paintings often had sensu connotations, The movement, which ended in 1853, paved the way fr the Aesthetic Movement of Oscar Wilde gave successful lectures about the Pre Raphaeites and subsequent attic movements in Grest Britain and During the 1670s the Aesthetic Movernent began, It had many pints cof contact with the parallel European movements of Decadentism and Symbolism, Aesthetics was inspired by the principle of ‘art which meant that contrary to what the Pe Raphaelite had thought art had no moral purpose - it had to simply create beauty. The ‘Acsthete believed that Form ws the essence of Beaty and Bent ‘vas the highest perfection of human endeavours ‘The famous English scholar Walter Pater exercised considerable fnfluence on Oscar Wilde and the Aesthetic Movement with his the Renaissance (1872), ‘The Aesthetic writers broke avy from the confining conventions of thelr ime and led very unconventional ives, parsing pleasure and new sensations and devoting themselves to the cult of beauty andar This was a rebellion against the hypocrisy, moralism and pradishnes of the familycente Victorians As Oscar Wilde wrote in one af his eter, ‘The pleasure that one has ing of St Goran Pricer Sabra 157)in ceaing work of artis» purely personal pleasure and its for the sake ofthis pleasure that one creates. The artist works with his ye on the ajc, Nothing ele intrest him. What people are likely to say does not even occur to him.’ According to Wilde, “Arti useless because is aim is simply to cet a mood, Is not meant t9 (Oscar Wilde was considenud ‘andy, avery elegant man who gave reat importance to his appearance refined and eccentric iestyle rd bilan conversation, His ie was intended tobe a Work of at “Acsthetcam pervades his noel he Pict of Dorian Gry. The Aesthetic Movement included many forms of art ~iterature, piloting, music sine they could ll create exquisite sensations. For example the punter James Whistler, Wilde's frien, often gave his paintings musical ites, Whistler di this o show that shape and ‘colour ina painting are more important than subject nd meaning 36 ‘ame seen in Symphony in Wht, No, 2, The Lite White Gir Jovis-Kael Huysmans, an exponen of European Decadentis, wrote A Rebours (1884), a novel whose protagonist the aristocrat Dic Jean Des Easiness a decadent asthte. Des Eseites was an mnpotant model forthe main chatacters of The Pitre ‘We can asume that A Reboureiethe ‘yellow book’ which Lord Heney ves Dorian Gray. Although Wile never gives the tile he describes the book as a French novel describing the outrageous experiences of its pleasurestekng protagonist, Dorian bass his life and actions on the ‘yellow book, and i his devotion toi which brings tag consequences.flat surfaces of black and eit, crossed by undulating lines With this image the att expressed the decadent fascination sith ros sd Blood, At the same time he anticipated ‘Art Nouveau’, the satstic movement sehich was to dominate the beginning of the 20th ‘century. Salon ad such a grest appeal’ thatthe famous Geeman _musician Richard Strauss composed an opera based on Wilde's rama, The opera was fst performed in Dresden in 1905, Salome ‘was 50 sensational that it was banned? in New York City and Chicago ater the st performance ther, Teday, however it is pat ofthe repertory of many opera theatres In Italy, Gabriele D‘Annunzio created an ovtstanding decadent novel, Pict (1888), in which there are similarities between the Plessurescehng protagonist, Andee Speeli, and Dorian Gray @ comprehension check ‘Choore the correct answer A, Bor. 1 WGP rth painting The Derby Day was unusual because 1 [) tewas partclryderaled ® ) itehomed thereh at the race. © 1 Ret noe show any poor people 2 Printers who ere dnsatisfied with Vitoria materialism 1 became writers and poets 2B [7] wereinspred by medieval legends Ll copied he work Raphael ‘he brotherhood of painters call the Pre-Raphaelies wes founded by ‘A [Posse Milas aed Frith 2 Prt, whistler and Rosset ¢ Ey posses, unt and mils. ‘Asin the Mile Ags, the Pre Raphaelite 1) created works forthe church “By wantedto convey 3 moral mesa © wanted to pin landscapes ‘The Aesthetic Movement began in 8 LD therers, BL] medieval tly recording to Aesthetic art AC had tonstrce BE ad no moral purpose ¢ [7 should wansmia polite message Aesthetic writers such as Oscar Wade pursued pleasure and ew sensations and AC) studied and commented on Ranaisunceiteratre 8 traveled frequently tothe Unite sats € [devoted themselves othe cult of beauty and at. dandy wasa 18] very elegant man who gave great importance this tppearance and ites, 1 famou Victorian poet. © [1] member ofthe re Raphaeite bothered.9 Joni-karl Huysmane's protagonist Des Earns, was 18 arent French musician 8) amimportant model forthe characters of The Pietureof 1) dose felend of james whistler’ 10 Gustave Moreau paintings 18) naive Wide to write poem, 1B] were considered immeral inspired wade to write Slams 11 Theclinarby Aubrey Beardsley was ‘A ssestostrat the English eon of Sloméin BC ceed titustrate Te Pitre of Doron Gay © 1] thefts piece of arenes 12 “Thefamous German musician Richard tauss 18 [wrote symphony in White, No.2 The ite White i ® compose an opera based on Wide's drama Solomé © considered Salome immoral 13. Andres Sprel ithe protagonist of 1k) annua decadent novel acer 8] Richard truss opera Salome, © ] Danmunsics novel Rebours, Nowadays, the word ‘dandy’ tends to be used with negative, ‘connotations about a man whe pays too much attention to his ‘othes andthe way he ok. ‘Cen you think of any cntemnporarydandies from the world ofthe tnedia or characters in fiction or me? The Actress ‘At half past twelve the next day Lord Henry Wotton went to isi hls unele, Lord Fermor, an old bachelor. When ate! Henry entered the room his uncle was reading The ims. "Wll, Marry! sai the old gentleman, ‘what brings you out Gafeeriy? 1 theughs you dandies never got up before two and ‘were neversisible before five: re family affection, Unele George. | want to get something out of you No, Uncle, I want information about someone 1 met yesterday. His name is Darian Gray, and 1 know he's Lord Kelso's srandson. His mother was a Devereux: Lady Margaret Devereux: ‘Kelso's grandson! exclaimed the old gentleman. Of course |The Picture of Dorian Gray he could have married ary ye was romanti nd ran away from marry a pen se. The ‘man was klled ina duel afew months after. There san ugly story aid a brute to nau hi In public, which resulted ina tragic duel Margaret Deve oka to her father 3 er the birt rian wil ine what’ he ke, Ha orge, oF | shall be late for lun way to his aunt’, Lord Heary th hore by a the boy left hideous crime The moth something Fascinating in this son of Lave and Death, His i in the young man grew even more. He remembered how Doria ad listened to him the aig ad fascinated him completely. He could do anything he want rian. There fan exquisite oy in influencing another person. He would try te dominate his spirit, indeed, he had already Ia that wonderful spit his own me arived at his aunt sual, Harry! ered his aunt at atthe tableLord Henry's conversation was witty and brillant. His, listeners never grew tied of listening to him. Doran Gray never ‘took his eyes off him and Lord Henry was well aware ofthis, ‘When lunch was over Lord Henry sald, going othe park! Ashe went out of the door Dorian Gray touched his apm. Let me come with you’ he murmured, ‘But | thought you'd promised Basil o go and see him, answered Lord Henry. "Yes, but rather come with you. ! love hearing you talk, No one talks as wonderfully as you do” ‘Ant Ive talked enough for today ead Lord Henry, smiling, ‘Bvt you can come with me if you lke (One afternoon, a month later, Dorian Gray was siting in a luxurious armchair in «charming litle ibrary of tord Henry's house in Mayfi Lord Henry had not yet come ~ he was always late. Dorian ‘was bored and had thought of going away. At asthe heard a step outside and the door opened. How late youare, Harry! he murmured i afrald it in't Mary, 1s only his wife’ answered a shrill He glanced around quickly and rose ta his feet. beg your pardon thought —! “I know you quite well by your photographs. 1 think my husband has seventeen of ther, And | saw you with him at the ‘opera, Oh here's Harry’ Lord Henry came in and looked at both of them and sre. ere eae rem toa “Tmust go now? said Lady Henry with silly fa Lord Henry threw himself on the sofa ‘Never marry awoman with fair hat, Dorian’ ‘Why, Harry? “Because theyre so sentimental? ‘But lke sentimental people? ‘Never marry at al, Dorian’ “Ym too much in love to thin about marriage’ ae “wha are you in love witho" ‘an actress sal Dorian Gray, blushing, “That's rather common “You wouldn't say sof you saw her, Harry? 7 "Whois she" ‘worname i sity! vane “Tye never hese of her: ‘No one has. People will some day She's a genius never have anything to say, but they say it charmingly ary, how can you say such things? How long have you known her? ‘About three weeks! ‘And were did you mest her? Te would never have happened if hed not met you, You filled ime with a wild desire to know everything about life: 1 had a Passion for sensations. well, one evening {went out in search of adventure. | walked to the East End, with its maze of filthy streets and passed by an absurd litle theatre. I decided to g> Inside. | paid fora horrid ltle private hex.” Everything looked soThe Picture of Dorian Gray. "You don’t understand her: She knows nothing of life, she ives with her mother, @ retired actress ity is the only thing 1 eare about. Every night of my life t go to see her act and every night she's more marvellous, “can you have dinner with me tonight?” Dorian shook his head, “Tonight she is Imogen‘ and tomorrow right she will be Julie. When is she Sibyl Vane?” ‘Never She's all the heroines of the wore and Basilto see her act. You're certain to recognise her genius Well what night shall we go” ‘Lets go tomorrow when she plays Jule ‘Allright. We shall have dinner before going tothe theatre! [As Dorian left the oom Lord Henry began to think about hat he had just learnt. Dorian infatuation with’ this actress did not ‘make him annoyed or jealous. He was pleased by it because it ‘made is creation more interesting t study. When he areved home that night, he saw telegram on the hal table. twas from Dorian Gray. 1 was to tll him that he was engaged tobe married t Sibyl Vane The text and beyond @ comprehension check ‘Anstr the ollowing questions 1 Why did Lard Henry goto vist iw 2 Who was Lady Margaret Devereuand what did she do? Why did Lord Henry refer to Doran asthe son of Love and Je Lord Feemor? ‘What id Lord Henry panto do with Dia? Describe the scene at Aunt Agatha neh tal, Why did Lord Heneys wife recognise Dorian Gray? Who is Sibyl Vane andhow dit Doran meet her? Wy was Lord Henry pleased with Drars sudden ove forsity vane? “Thwould never have happened if | had not met you: ‘would never have happened had ot met ‘he third conditional suse tlk about something inthe past which cannot be changed nom We use the past perfect nthe‘ clause and would have + past partcple inthe main claus, Lok at these example ‘Foran had not gone Basis tia, he would never have met Lod Hen {ord Henry would have Bought he pointing f Bes had been in. beter © the tnird conditional Look at this logue between Lord Fermor and Lord Henry. Complete ‘using the past perfect and would have’ lord Femer: i Lady Devereux ot be) soromanti soldier. ? orden That's bi Lord Kloot). oh trate tine er shen agedy (rorhspenLord Fermor: Yes, ftha poor solder (rt fh) inthe

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C7 Head tod Lord Henry about his decision fst 7 Allof Lord Henry's theories about ite love and pleasure were forgotten when Beran Ey sent tothe theatre, (Ei wth sity steed to muse Lond Henry though Dorian would aba Ike him because | his cheores were fascinating | he was rich and had mary important rend hisimmoraityatracted Dorian, Lord Henry had the secret of eternal youth @vocauiary Match the following definitions withthe correct werds ven below The ward ln the ist four chapters of the sary ‘pe gloomy bachelor frown soul linger yield Aman who st marie nou) to given to surrender (vr took atin surprge with the mouth open (ver) very sad. depeessed (a). the prt: aerording trl, the parc ofthe body that oes de (noun Soha aston ‘2uss ines onthe© soci! class and women ‘ead the artic below about the question of roll clare and women in The Picture of Dorian Gay. Sx sentenees have been removed frm the article Choose fom the sentences A-H he one which ts each gap {0-6)-Thereisone extra sentence eich you do nt need to use Tore ‘san example a he Besinning (0) (Questions of Class and Women ‘The Picture of Doran Gray, Wide only novel sas mary crits have pointed ou, very much product of time. | op. enn eee One hundred years fer tn oak pbcaton there ae wo other (questions that interest ete, Critieof varying huckarounds and schols of thought probably accept | ‘hat Wilde often ridiculed the mannerisms andlifetyle ofthe upper — sh _ For instance, the working laces associated with ugliness and poverty, ‘The mide clases are treated even more hash being regarded = hypocrites and pres. ‘The question of women n Wk’ wrtings hasbeen the subject of abate amongst ferinist cts, parteular ® = Lord Henry Wotton tellus that women, though a‘decoratve sex (ho) never ave anything to. <0 echarming Both qunstions~ class and women ~ are ety ustrated by Wade's handing of Doran's ony expictty conventional lationship. © pees Se eon First why ould Doran fallin love witha woman from a completely ‘iferenccocil clas? 6 2 ate Dorlas interest in conventional love ion the on hand, ried boy Bason socal grounds Theat states that would be absura for Dorian o marry a actress exclaiming think of Dorans poston and © ‘A. Homer often clases outside the upper levels of seletyare poroayed only riety ad even then often inthe form sterectype. 1B Onthe other, the relationship riled by Lord Hency, wh x str that the love afar wil be brief anc"amusing to watch secondly why with an actress without any talent? 1 Thebook, for instances strongly characeredby the aesthetic ofthe patio Wilde appareney prefered city to county Are Wilde's male characters misogyniste? 6G Hisove for sby Vane justifies many of the etesms made by ‘modem reader ofthe bok, HH. These canbe defined as lass andthe positon of women, @ speaking - soci How have societys attitudes to class and women changed in your country over the past hundred years? Prepare shor talk for your lass onthe subject, using the fllowing questions to elp yO 1 what were attitudes todifferent classes and to women kein your country ahunsred years aga? 2 whathas stayed the sme? 3 Arethere any famous figures who hve helped make significant ‘hangesin youreounty? 4 Wat elie would youtke to change abou atttudes today? Owing ‘Now write short essay about how attitudes to class and women have changed in your country over the lst hundred yeasBefore you read Look atthe pctre on page 69, Describe what you can see. Who ion ‘age? Who fs uatehing her? How do you think the person onstage it feclng? ste tothe frst part of chapter Five and fil inthe gaps with the ‘words you hear. f necessary listen tia second ime. “The theatre was! that ight and it was . ot Dorian, Lord Henry and Basilwere ting in ar ee eae: ui The Theatre Seronsthe TT ting ranges ari ding from "what a place tind one's. inf sd Lord Henry. "es, youre ight Harry!” Doran. “The place is ‘The theatre was crowded that night and it was oppressvely hot. Dorian, Lord Henry and Basil were sitting ina private box. tutwhen she ats youl forget these common, - eee them Young people were shouting to each other across the theatre, 1 sh oan Dr 2 nn ‘ating oranges and drinking from bottles. in thn Br sid he punter if she can give © See ada eee thove whe have vd without one fae can the lsat rete eee oc a Se eee eae cene a Wes, you're right, Hary’ answered Dorian. The place is awful, She's worthy ofall your adoration: but when she acts youl forget these common, rough people with ae eee ere their coarse’ faces and vulgar gestures, She has the power to tera an of anak secompanid by extraordinary | elevate them: ‘Spplause, Sybil vane appeared onthe”. vesshe | "understand what you mean, Dorian, and | believe in this eee Tolookat— one ofthe lovelest | 1 sald the painter. 'f she can give soul to those whave lived ‘rotor Lord ere fad en Bed ered tin fot ae Without one, If she can create the sense of beauty in people whose lives have been ugly she deserves all your adoration Now read the frat part of Chapter Five and check your answersThe Picture of Dorian Gray answered Dorian, pressing is hand nied by extraordinary he was attyi Vase epee) Henry had ever seen Bail jumped to his feet and applaud dese. Yet 3 jounded artificial and meaning) Her tone was fale and unnatural Mer acting lacked! pass Bria che His friends said nothing to him, buts ut nt. They were horribly le In the theatre he was a falure.* The pe interest and ly and laugh. Sibyl did not seem to notice Started to talk fo act ot up and said he's very beautiful, ce th red Dorian in a bit your tim Vane i il sid Bailure of Dorian lone. Cant you see my hear is breaking? Hot tears came to his eyes an he hid his face in his hands ‘As soon a the play was over he rushed to see Sibyl. When she saw lm an expression of great joy came over her. ‘Dorian! How badly! acted tonight she ered ‘Horribiy! tt was terrible. Are youll? You have no Idea how 1 suffered? “Dorian Don't you understand she said smiling “Understand what?" he aed angrily. “why Lwas so bad tonight. Why Il always be a bad actress! “You're ill, suppose. When you're ill you shouldnt act. My ‘tiends were bored. | wasbored. ‘she did not seem to listen to im, ‘Dorian’ she cried, ‘before knew you, acting was the only thing in my fe. 1t was ony in the theatre that | lived. Then you came and freed my soul from prison, You made me understand what love relly is ~ it wast what | was playing on the stage. Only your love is real to me Everything else is false and artifical. My love! Take me away with you, where we canbe alone! Dorian threw himself on the sofa and said coldly, ‘You've killed ry love ‘She looked at him in wonder and laughed, "Yes, you've killed my love! he repeated. loved you because you were marvellous, because you had genius and intellect. You've thrown it all away. You're shallow and stupid. My God! « ‘How mad 1 was ta love you! What a fool ve beent You're nothing to me now. I'l never see you again. Without your art you're nothing? “The gir trembled. You aren't serious, Dorian” she murmured ‘she put her hand on hie arm. Don't touch me! heeled. She threw herself st his feet and lay there like a trampled flower ‘Dorian! Dorian! Dont leave me” she whlepered, ‘Can't you forgive me for tonight? Il work so hard and try to improve Don't be cruel to-me, because I love you better than anything fy the worl Oh dont lave me! ‘she crouched? on the floor ike a wounded thing and Dorian, with his beautiful eyes, looked down at her in ddan.” Her tears annoyed him. "Tm going he sald in is calm, clear voice, don't want to be lunkind, but 1 can't see you again. You've disappointed me? He tured around and in few moments he was aut ofthe theatre He walked through dark streets and past dingy houses, At dawn he was near Covent Garden, from where he took a carsiage home. ‘Ashe passed through his brary his eye fell an his portrait. He stared at it in surprise and walked on into his bedroom. Then he returned to the library and examined the picture. In the dim light the face appeared to be changed. The expression looked different. He walked tothe window and opened the curtain. He looked 2 the portrait again. The bright sunlight showed him the lines of Ban Malware S > Lord Hong Wotion: nnn > Sib Vane: aS aaa > seyremotnen ee eee > damos Vine = ae eae ae lute the good points and bat pont ofa particu actor 3k ‘Stermian te roaton or your econ ha hot et 7 Tank of ther famous im adapts of nov Have yu ra the ‘bok and seen the fi? Tel your aes about. What sect i Guana The Death of Love "was long past noon when he awoke. His servant came in softly MS with a cup of tea and some letters. He noticed that one was {rap Lord Henry and put i aside. After about ten minutes he got up 14a cool bath, got dressed fan went into the library to have alight breakfast. It was an cexgulsite day. He Fett perfectly happy Suddenly his eye felon the screen that he had put infront of the portrait and he jumped. ‘as ic all true? Had the portrait relly changed? The thing there? But what if omeone ese looked at the portrait and it had was absurd, Should he move the screen? Why not let it st really changed? What would he do if Basil came and asked to look at his own pituie? He had to examine it at once‘ny marrying Sibyl Vane "Marrying Sibyl Vane!’ cred Lord Henry. ‘Dorian! Dida't you getmy letter?" “Your letter? Oh, yes, but haven't rea ityet. "You know nothing, then?” "what do you meant Lord Henry st down by Darian, took beth his hands and held them tightly "Dorian, my letter was to tell you that Sibyl Vane is dead! "Dead! cried Dorian, jumping to is feet. ‘sibyl dead! 1 not true, isa horrible ie? "Ws true, Dorian, sald Lard Henry gravely. 1's in all the morning papers. There will be an inquest! and you must keep your name out of this scandal. Things like this make a man fashionable in Paris, but not in Landon’ ‘Dorian was dazed with horror. Finally he said, ‘Oh, Harry, be ule, tell me everything at once! ‘Ym certain it wasn't an accident, although it must be describe that way offical. The gil swallowed some poison! "Marry, i's erribe! e's ll my fault was teribly cruel to her ve murdered Sibyl Vane! ‘You didn't kill her, Doran’ said Lord Henry. 'she killed herself because you didn ove her any more. i's never happened to me. 1 you'd married Sibyl, you would have been very unhappy and your marriage would have been a flue. Dont waste your tears ‘on Sibyl Vane She's played her last part, Come and dine with me, and later wel go tothe opera’ murdered Sibyl Vane, yet the roses aren't lessovely so and the birds sng just as happily. Why ist that I capt fel this tragedy as much as | want to? I don't think Ym heartless. Do your? “You've done too many foolish thing in the last fortnight £0 beheartles, Dorin’ sai Lord Henry with his sweet, sad smile, ‘Thepe was slence, After some time Dorian looked up. ‘Youve ‘explained me to myself, Harry. How well you know melYou's ‘certainly my best frend. But we won't talk about this any mane. — Is been 2 marvellous experience. | think | shall joi you wt the ‘opera tonight, Mary. | feel too ined to eat anyzhing? / "see you before half pat nine, hope. ‘As soon as Lord Henry had lft, Dorian moved the screen andl <5 looked atthe piture again. No, there was no furthgr change. tt. had received the news of siby’s death before he had known of it himeelf. Poor Sibyl'she had died forlove ofhim. |” fd hath tine ad ae fo mang tl life already decided for him? Eternal youth, infinite passion, secret pleasures, wild joys and wilder sins ~ he wold have al these things. The portrait would cary al the shame thee was sll The portrait would bea magic miror of his soul ‘An hour later he was atthe opera with Lord Henry.The text and beyond @ comprehension check Answer the llowing questions. 1 What dd Dorian do when he woke ue? 2 why die deci to examine his portrait and what made him {2 What dd Lord Henry know that Doran Gray die? 4 Describe Dora's intl reaction tthe news 5 How did Lord Henry change Cora intl reaction? 6 After Ltd Henry ha lef, what choice dd Dorian make? FEO Wort formation lest form a werd that fits inthe space inthe sre ine Cchapter Six isa turning point in the story. Feom row onwards Dorian Gray decides his destiny. Upto Sybil’ death, Dorian had had (1) ‘occasion feelings of guilt, The object of Basil Haliward' @ before meeting Lord Henry was 3 ADMIRE ‘inp, bonutfl pert. Mesting Lod Hency proved fateful Dorian’ dese never to grow old and horrible demonstrated hie (3) He fll under VAIN @. life, However, the innocent side of LUXURY Doris personality ed him to fallin love with Sybil Vane. By this time, Dorian had already started his he felt guile for having rejected the actress so 6 Fate played its par, Dorian didnot BRUTAL read Lord Henn ter informing him of Sib sukide © Teas natualy to late Doran's FORGIVE fvents thst would lead Dorian to. moral o He felt no real guilt for Siby's DESTROY ide the wish Dorian made atthe ar of theory In Baa Hallwards @) has stared t9 STUDY Come trun binretur he wiles his so You are Siby! Vane and you keep dar. Fillin these dary entries ‘ith your impressions thoughts felis, hopes and fears on: 1 the iat die you met Prince Charing 2. the tragic evening when Doran left you, which ed youto think sboutsielde @speoking Dri Grays wish comes true, although even he finds i fc co believe. n Chapter Two Dorian says that he would give his sul if he ‘could say young an the peture grow ld. This is what seems tobe In literature and in sic the dea of selling one's sul to the devin ‘exchange for power, knowledge, or beauty has been recurrent ‘heme. The famous English playwrighe Christopher Marlowe (156% 1593) dale with his there ns play Doctor Fustus (1588°5) In order to obtain fll power Dr Faustus sll his soul to the devin Feturn for 24 years of supernatural knowledge Im your opinion, why has man tied to make bargains with the dev ‘Which other writes and musicians have been inspire by this theme? ‘you know the names oftheir works? {in your opinion, why was it easy for Lord Henry to convince Dorian thathe was not responsible for Sys suicide? Before yc Look atthe picture on page 7. Desribe the scene, What do you think ‘jst happened?13 @ Listening stent the first part of chapter Seven For quertons 1-7, choose the best answer A, Bor. 1 Ly reading newspaper. © Oy leaking cu a widow Wy ida fee! terrible the night before? AL Heknew where Dorian realy was 8 Hefetesorry fr sibs mother © Hedin know where Doran was. Why dd Doran say'stop, Basi. woe hear i? ‘8 Doran though ssi was boring, 8 1 Doran an ike being etiies. [Lord Henry had already to Darian the same thing. What wae Bas immahat reaction to Drie words ‘What iz past is past” A Bl Hevestersied 8 (1 Hewasangry. Which statement not tue? 1A) Donn wantes tous emotions this advantage 1 y Dorian thought that to be controled by emetion was sign of stupid [1] Dorian though tok me to contra emotions. 1 [] Tolovebeauy 8 Tolovehis wn beauty © Ly tlweratone 1] boven be sab 2 El omunesnetin © Fy boranto vite Soy mother The Confession AAs Dorlan was having breakfast the next morning Basit ME Hallward ¢ame into the room. ‘Vm s0 glad I've found you, 5 Me aid." calle lastnight and they told me you were at the oper {ell oryone where you were | spent a terrible evening worrying about you. can't tell you how heartbroken 1 am about the ‘whole thing. 1 know what you must suffer. Did you go and see the git’s mother? What did she say about it all?” ‘My dear Basil | don’t know? sald Doran, drinking some wine Of course, know that was impossible. But you did't and looking very bored. Iwas at the opera! "You went to the opera” said Hallward speaking very slowly "You went to the opera while Sibyl Vane was iying dead in some Airey room, Dorian, how could you?” ‘top, Basll | won't hear i erie Dorian. ‘What Is dane is done. what Is pasts past? You call yesterday the past?” ‘Only stupid people need years to lose an emotion. | don'toe aminate the ‘Dorian this horribe! Something has changed y You lok exact beautiful a hears no pty all arysinfhvenee. Lean see that. ‘Marry has taught me many things, Basil. You've what you mean, Basi, what doy new ideas. I'm diff SyHallward was shocked. He had never seen Dorian like this before He was pale and trembling with rage. ‘of course 1 won't look at iti you don't want me to he said rather coldly. 'Sut it seems absurd that 1 shouldn't eee my own ‘work, especially as 'm going to exhibit in Paris in the autumn “To exhibit i Vou want to exhibit i” exclaimed Dorian Gray in terror. Was the world going to see his seeret? “You told me a ‘month ago that you would never exhibit it! he cried. "Why have you changed your mind?” ‘The painter looked troubled. Let's sit down. Dorian, have you lever noticed anything strange in the picture?" ‘asl cred Dorian, staring at him with wld eyes. see you did Listen to what t have to say. From the moment | met you your personality had the most extraordinary influence over me. | was totally dominated by you. I wanted to have you all to myself. was only happy when | was with you. One day 8 fatal day, | sometimes think, | decided to paint a portrait of you When it was finished {looked at It and fle that I'é pst too much of myself into i. But after the painting had lefe my studlo, its terrible fascination went with i. Lele I'd been foolish and when I received this offer from Paris decided to accept. never thought you'd refuse, However, 1 won't exhibit it if you don't Dorian Gray took along breath. The danger was over. Yet he felt pity for the painter who had just made this strange confession to him. He wondered if he would ever be dominated by the personality ofa fiend, ike Lord Henry pethaps. “Ws extraordinary that you saw this nthe portal: saw something init that seemed very strange sald Dori “well you don’t mind ift look at it now?" Dorian shook his head. "You musta ask me that, Basil ‘well goodbye then; sald the painter sadly." understan you feel ‘As Hallward left the room Dorian smiled to himself, Basil How little he knew the true reason! How strange If Instead of having to reveal his own secret, he had succes learning his fiends secret Now he understod the painter devotion and jealousy, and he felt sorry. There was somethi tragic in a Friendship so coloured by romance. He rang the bell and his servant entered, He asked hin send Mrs Leaf, the housekeeper, tothe library. When she are he asked her for the key of the old schoolroom, The oi we save him the key and lft the room, Dorian put the key in his pocket and looked around. Hes large purple hedcover embroidered in gold. He picked it wp covered the terrible thing ‘An hour later two men errived to move the portrait upsting ‘Vom afraid i's rather heavy’ said Dorian, opening the the schoslroom where he was going to hide the secrets of his corrupted soul. He had not entered the room since his cruel srandfather's death. Every moment of his lonely, painful childhood came back to him as he looked around. He remembered the immaculate purity of his lfe as a young boy, and now he was hiding the fatal potralt there It was the onlysafe place inthe house. He had the key and no one else could enter to see his shame (on returning tothe library he found a note and a book that Lord Henry had sent him. Lard Hens note said that he had sent hima book that might interest him. His eyes fell on the yellow book’ and he began reading it. After a few minutes he became absorbed by the strange book about a young Parisian who spent his life searching for and enjoying all sorts of passions and pleasures — good and evil Dorian Gray was fascinated by the book and could not put it down. When he finally met Lord Henry atthe club twas nearly nine clock, Lord Henry was siting alone and looking bored “Ws all your fault, Harry’ he ered. ‘That hook you sent me made me forget the time: " thought you'd ike said Lord Henry. "I din’ say | lked it | sad t fascinated me. There i a great ditference: The text and beyond @ comprehension check (hates hl rps tea B 1 basilspenta dreaafu evening because 1A [1] hehad stomachache 1] thought Doran was sufering cE] hewas noite to the opera 2 asl was very upset with Dorian because AL] hed not appear sorry for Sib death cL hewas drank. {Baal accused Doran of having changed forthe worse 18] and decided to reak ther friendship. B [5] butherealse ie was part of becominga man © [] andbe blamed Lord Henry. “4 What was Doras resetion when Bai asked tosoe the paining? 1A] He was ofa of nal seeing it (5) Heprmised to sit for Bei he ddr ok atthe pining © [] Hewent tothe window and started rying 5 Doran fel pity for the painter because he 2 Ey tad notre fonds rn the book Lord Henry 1A Ey bettedit so mich 1) ithad euch beautiful pictures of Par (he found extremely interesting‘Dorian was fascinated by the book? Look at these sentences: The painter wat moved by Brian's words Dorian was fascinated he bon ‘These sentences are in the pasve We often se the pastve when the person oF thing doing the acon st important, know. or too ‘bios to stat. on the ether hand, we are using the pace ad we want to mention the person or thing that perorine the action (the gen) we use by” We form the passive by using a form ofthe verb to be and past parviple. only transitive vers, verbs that have an object, can haves passive Form, @ Mme passive ‘Change the following sentences from the ative tothe passive. Decide whether i¢ibettortocliminate or keep the agent 1 rs teat has always kept the key ta the old schooroom. 2 Thay are going to uld anew theatre near Cove Garden next year. 3 Thenewspaperhaswntena righting ate bout the actrees shies, “4 -Ahuge screen inthe corner ofthe room hid the pntng, '5Theworkmen carried the heay painting upstairs to the scholoom {6 The Landon att aa alla painted the famous porerat of the mayor's family, @ speaking - society and living standards Bring ins photo of someone with prestigious job or an advertisement offering a prestigious jo. Think about prestigious jos in your society. ‘elthe class about them by using the felowing questions hep you 1 Which obs ar sen as prestigious in your society? 2 Why dothey have this reputation? 3 What particular qulfiations are needed? 4s prestige related exclusively encore? 5 Arother any job that have importance but that are not pariuarly wellpald? Vie versa, are ther obs that hav cil prestige but are wel pas? (6 Wt youraacietys atte to aries? Are there ary parece eect @ discussion "eke very interesting to nate the strange twist this chapter tak Dorian is worid about hevng to reveal his secret but iis asl who confesses his secret tohim. inthis chapter asl clearly reveals that his feelings fr Dorian go beyond a normal rendship between two men, Find sentences that reveal these felings and comment on them @Fitin tne gaps Filin the gaps with the words ven below Then workin pars tochec your work adolescence hide memories unhappiness grandfather personality painful room houses ate Dorian decides to) his porraitin the attic that war hisschoolrom during his childhood ae (2) The sehoelroom had not been cpened since ord Kes death, Hiding the porratinthe @) Ie fullof symbole and Pajcholgicl meaning. In Victorian ction (8), ‘wereoften symbolic of the owner! personalities The atic was the secret 5) Used by George Eliot, Charlotte Bronte and ‘ther writers asa symbol ofthe subconscious Doris childhood was lonely and (6) because of hie creel ho was ladrctyresponaiie forthe ‘Seaehs of bth of Soran parents When Dolan opens the schoslroom all his pinul 8) invade im, The fact thae the portrait undergoes its trie changes in tht particular room| suggests tha llth). his grandfather used hire ‘ra one ofthe determining factors that deformed is 0) [A Why do youthin childhoods such an important formstive pri? 2B Dosome research books of quotations or onthe Internet ind ome quctatonsebout dldhood. Try ofnd quotations that ‘Contrast witheach other Which ones do you ke he bet, and hy?ee Reading a Sou’ [) For years Dorian Gray could not fee himelt from the influence of the Bool ESFd Henry had given him. The book seemed to him to contain the story of his own fe, writen before he had lived it, He \dentiied himself with the young Parisian in the novel. [HIT had not touched Dorian. The wonderful beauty that had fascinated Basil Hallward and many others seemed never ¢ leave him. Even those who had heard the mast horrible things against him could not believe them when they saw him. There ‘was something inthe purity and innocence of his face that made it impossible to believe that he was evil. Often, on returning 1ome from one of those mysterious absences that were the ‘cause of strange rumoursamong his friends, Darian would climb Upstairs tothe locked room, unlock the door and stand with a = rmiror infront ofthe portrait looking at the evil and ageing face lon the canvas and then atthe besutfl young face inthe miror. ee ae became more and more interested in the corruption of his. his beautiful home and enjoyed his dinners with (alsa _Rvestsin a nearly perfect ambience of embroidered cloths, ‘exotl flowers and exquisite muse. After alles Lord Menty had ‘sid, a good dinner is more important than good morals Dorian clothes and style influenced the young men of London, Whe tid te imitate him. [B]_Astime passed he became afraid that someone might find the portrait and discover the secret of his fe. Sometimes when he ‘was in hs country house entertaining fashionable young men, who ‘were his main companions, he would suddenly leave and rush back to London to make certain thatthe painting was til there. CZ] Alter his twenty-fith year curious stories began cirvlating bout him, There were rumours that he had been fighting with sailors in a bad part af the city and that he was friends with thieves. People noticed that some of those who had been his close friends began to avoid him after a while. Women who had adored him became pale with shame if Derian Gray came into the room, [5] onthe ninth of November, the evening before his thirty cighth birthday, he was walking home at about eleven o'clock from Lord Henry's. Th night was cold and foggy. A man passed him, walking very fast. He had a bag in his hand. Dorian recognised him. It was Basi Mallvard. & strange sense of fearThe Picture of Dorian Gray_ ‘came over him and he went on quickly t his house, but Hal hurrying after him. Your library since nine oclock.'m going to Parison the midnight train and | wanted to see you before leaving. Didn't y tn this fog, my dear Basi? 1 es suppose you'l be back soon miss your train?” asked Dorian Gra the library and they sat Ws; my dear fellow, | want to speak to you seriously. think you should know that the mest dreadful things are sid against you in London andals about myself don't interest me Interested in his good name. tcan't believe these rumours when | 1 man is corrupt, his face he miror of his dreadful things about you. Why ie that a man like the Duke of Berwick leaves the room ofa club wen seit that nor invite you to thers? Why ip 0 fatal ta young men? There Guards! whia commited suicide. You were his great fiend. Then there was Sir Henry Ashton, who had to leave England because his reputation was ruined. You and he were inseparable. What about Adrian Singleton and the terrible way he died? And what about Lord Kent's only son and his career? | met his father yesterday. He was broken with shame and sorrow: ‘stop, Basil You don’t know what you're saying. People in England pretend to be moral, but do you know what sort of life they lead’ ‘Dorian’ cried Hallward, ‘that fant the question. You've fille these young men with a madness for pleasure, They've lost thelr reputation because of you, and yet you're smiling now. And theres worse to come, You and Harry are inseparable. Surely for ‘that reason you shoulde't have ruined his sister's reputation. ‘When you first met Lady Gwendolen, seandal had never touched her. Now, not even her children are allowed to live with her. ‘There are stores that you've been seen at dawn coming out of dreadful houses, in the worst parts of London. Are thoy true? “They say you corrupt everyone with whom you become clase. hope all this isn't true, but how can be sure? ed need to see your sou But only God ean do that “To see my soul cried Dorian, jumping up from the sofa and turning white with fear bitter laugh eame from his lips "‘You'l see my soul tonight he cried, picking up a lamp from the table “There was madness every word he sad, He felt terrible joy at the thought that someone else was to share his secret. “come upstalr from day ta day, You won't have t read long: Basi! he said quietly. keep a dary of my life The text and beyond @ comprehension check {Choose the correct tert fli the saps 1 For years Dorian could not fre himzlf frm the avn OF the book lord Henry ad given hen AD fascination cD story 2 His mysterious abeances were the cause of strange MONE his fends a Dena BL tales © ramours Dorian fll mere and more in ove with own AL besury BE personality 2] beautiful women © Ey fashion young men ‘5 Bas Foundit hard to beleve that Dorian everyone with ‘whom he became intimate. 8 LT fascinated 2 corned © O tadto (6 Doran a nuevo that someone else woud shares secret 1 overoyed BL worsed Dy atriasummery {Chapter Eight has been divided into & parts. choose from the ist At the sentence which best summarises each part (1-7) f the chapter. “There sone extra sentence which you donot need to use There san ‘namplcat the begnning [the sich ane farms [i Anew stare time of Doras pel 5 tw show you my soul Jus ie the book Unchanged by time E) mecung inthe for i rumours [Ci tethe paintings here @ direct and indirect speech ‘change the flowing sentences from indirect to direct speech. There ‘samenarple atthe beginning 0) (© Dorin tld al that ede know what he was sayng- 1 al asked him why he spent so much time at is country house 2 Lond Menry explained that he waslate becausehe was tlkingtoan ld end atthe tab 3 Thehousckeepe od the workmen to move the new armchairs 10 thea. 4 Dorian asked Mr Leaf to clean the ati propel befor the end of the weal : 15 Basil asked the clerk when the train for Pars was leaving ‘There iv another epigram in this chapter. What se? What docs yousbout Lord Mena? @ Themes - aesthetiom In this chapter we have & more complete and detailed accoun of Doria’ ie, Among other thing, Dorian has become an aesthete, Go back to paragraph two, page 85, and underine the sentenees gat substantiate thie. @specking ‘Otc Wilde tall about the dreadful rumours and scandals Inivog Doria, but hei never specifi He never mentions Dorian’ eal fins, Wide does not seta im tothe readers imagination. Thi ‘ery effective because the reader Is free to imagine Doras transgressions. We must alse remember that Wilde WS rig tlring the Vietorian Ag, when crea things eould et have een published. What da you think Dorian’ in’ are? @ speaking ‘Besll mentions many young men anda young woman whose Ie and reputations have buen ruined by Beran In your opinion hw does Doria corrupt theives and ruin their reputations? Before you read Listen to the First part of Chapter Nine. Who says what ~ pas Ralluard or Dorian? 1 sayssomeone as deeply influence hile? 2 sori by what he ses nthe room? 23 made wish years 50? 44 saysthere wae something wrong with he pint?The Revelation ‘The two men began climbing the stirs. When they reached the Mi top, Dorian unlocked the door. "Do you insist on knowing, Ball” he ttked in low voice. Fes! ‘rm delighted, he answered, smiling. ‘You're the only ign in the wor who has aright to know everything about me. Yotive influenced my life more than you tink ward looked around with 3 puzzled expression, The room was covered with dust and there Dorian opened the door and were hole in the carpet, 'So you think that only Gad sees the soul, Bsil? Take the cover off the portrait and you'll see mine! The vice that spoke was cold and cruel "yurre mad, Dotan, sid Hallward, ‘You won't do it? Then t mast do it myself; said the young ‘man, pulling off the cover and throwing ton th ‘An exclamation of horror came from the painter's lips as he The Revelation ‘aw the hideous face onthe canvas grinning! at hm. There was Something in its expression that filled him with disgust. Good heavens twas Dorian Gray's own face that hava looking at! t still hd some ofthat marvellous beauty unde the horror that disfigured it, But who had done 17 He held the lamp up to the picture. tn the left-hand corner was his own name. It waa higewn pletures and in a moment his blood became as cold as fee: What had happened? He turned and looked at Dorian Gray with the eyes of sick man "What does this mean? cried Hallvard ina strange voice. "Years ago, when | was a boy! said Dorian Gray, ‘you met me and taught me to love my own beauty. One day met a fiend of yours who explained to me the wonder of youth, and you finished ny porrat, which revealed to me the wonder of beauty In a mad ‘moment I made a wish, or perhaps you'd call it prayer ‘remember it Oh how well remember it! No, possible, ‘There must have been something wrong with the pant. | tell you, the things impossible ‘Whats impossible” murmured the young man. = You told me you'd destroyed it was wrong thas destroyed me: don't believe i's my pierre: ‘Cant you see your ideal in it" asked Dorian bitterly ‘There was nothing evi in my Ideal, nothing shameful. This is the face of a satyr” ies the face of my sul ‘What have worshipped? It has the eyes ofa devil!‘The Picture of Dorian Gray He could The prayer of your repentance wil mare than he had ever hated anything in his life, He hind the ear. Derian stabbed him agsin and ne suffocating. Hallward raed hi bed him in but the man didThe Picture of Dorian Gray How quickly it had been done! He fel Plcked up the lamp and left the room with had gone out of his life. That was eno nb reached the ibrary he saw the bag and coat He hid could easly get rd of them later. Then he pulled out his wateh, ft fe sat down and began thinking, What evidence was ther Basil had gone to Paris on the midnight he bell. en past horribly latet Vou must wake me at nineThe text and beyond @ comprehension chock Answer the flowing questions | Why did Dovan fel hat asi ha aright toknow everything about 2 What was Bal fist reaction when Doran uncovered the How dd Dorian explain the monstrous transformation of hic What did Basi empare the hideous fae on the canvas? Wy dda think they wer bot punished? How dd Donan react this uncontrlleble hatred for Bas? What did Doran intend to do wth Bis coat and bag? “He could get away with it Look this sentence from Chapter Nine: He could getaway with it ‘To get away wth something a phrasl verb which means Yo nat sller punishment when yo do something wrong! { phrazal ver sa combination of ver and an adver or Pet ‘General the uso meshing ofthe vrbis change, @ Preosat verbs ‘Match the phrasal verb with the corect definition, Use adetionary 1 ED topet ay with 2 wgstover 5 Ol tgstdomts 6D wanty ee © tomanagewith some diiity 1 torecover from an ines or something acting topersuade someone todo somthing italy don't want to to Fedo something wrong and nt get punished or found aut (© Now i in te gaps withthe appropiate phrasal verb, 1 Her French at very good but when sb vist her ind in Pais 2 wemust doing some wake ‘3 'Mum does’ want wo let us go bi can probably 4 when ae broke up with her boviiendshe was use, bu = 15 Mycatand dog. eachothe very wel {6 Theman attempted wo rob the bank but he did't. te @ discussion 1A Discuss these themes in class. Lskaguin at the final zetencesin the chapter Who do you think Alan campbell c? What do yous think Doran's plan is? Compare your ens in clas, 3 withthe bral murder of Basi Doran degenerates from vice to ‘murder He becomes criminal is ife sum tobe ait descent int ell. Bass murder canbe interpreted theinevtble conchson of Dorian inner confit since 8asrepresents an awakening oh onsience, which Dorian wantstoppress, Yet he doesnot premeditatethe murder he ila an uncontrlabe outburst thatred. In your opinion, why dan Doran murder the painter? © Atthispointof the novel one cane a lowe similarity with Rebert tous Stevenson's gothic novel, Te Strange Case of Dbl and Mr Hyde. Me Hye is the hori, mous eu personality ofr Jel ure asthe repugnant facta the portrait can be seta the corrupt wicked double personaly Dorian ray Dorian says Each f ushas Hex and alli him How do youinterpret this sentence? Oo you think that ech of us has a double personality ~ geod one and an evilone? Inliteratare partieulary gothic iteratre, there are seers stories about characters witha double personality. Which ones) do you know Compare thom with Dorian Grayby making ist, of similarities and difference, ‘Doris fury leds him to stab Rail brutally and repeatedly Yet immeclatly after the marder Dorian calm and fels that ‘the secret ofthe whole thing sno to think about. Unfelngy and lucy he plans is alin your opinion, why doeat Dorian want tothineabout the murder? Before you read TB @ Listening LUsten tothe frst part of chapter Ten and fil in the gaps with the ‘words youhear x0. clock the nee moming his serv came in land opened the carain, Dolan was sleeping (2) wth one hand under check He looked ikea @) [Ashe opened his eyes ase pared across his ips Sowiyhe remembered the ). ofthe night before, tnd fora moment the sare (8) nn For Bal Halland ame back tin The) ‘man was stl eng Upstairs inthe now He fl that ithe continued thinking about t,he would go mad, Me got Up quley go dressed with more than ual) and had his breakfast. Then he went over tothe tabled wrote ® ‘nee putin his), the other handed thie servant Take thst) sons Pans andif Me Campbells out cof town get his adress’ He was 02) Alan Campbell [At nine glock the next morning his servant came in and opened aj ‘the curtains. Dorian was sleeping peacefully with one hand ‘under his cheek. He looked lke a boy. As he opened his eyes a smile passed across his ip. Slowiy fe Binerbered the events ofthe night before, and for ‘a moment the same hatred for Basil Hallward came back to him, ‘The dead man wae stl siting upstar, in the suiight now. He felt that if he continued thinking about it, he would go rad. He got up quickly, got dressed with more than usual care and had his breakfast. Then he went over t the table and wrote ‘two letters. One he put in his pocket, the other he handed to his “Take this to 152 Hartford Street, Francis, and if Mr Campbell Is out of town, get hades He was nervous. Every second he kept looking at the clock. Hebecame horribly agitated. What if Alan Campbell was out of England? What if he refused to come? ‘Alan Campbell was an exteemely intelligent young man, Science was his passion and he hada chemistry Iaboratory of his fown. He was an excellent musician, too, They had met at Lady Berkshie’s the night that Rubenstein played there. They had ben inseparable for eighteen months. Then suddenly people had noticed that they scarcely spoke when they met. Campbell had become sad and uninterested in music. Nobody knew what had happened between the two men, This was the man Dorian was waiting for. The suspense became unbearable, At last the door opened and his servant entered ‘Me Campbell i! Dorian bresthed deeply ‘Alan Campbell walked in, looking very stern and pale. ‘alan! This is very kind of you. Thank you for coming! “Ve decided never to enter your house again, Gray. But you sald twas a matter of ife and death? is voice was hard and cold. He tok a char by the table and Dorian sat opposite him. The two men were silent, Then Derian spoke. ‘ala, in locked room at the top of this house, a dead man ie sitting aa table Hes been dead ten hours now. Dontlook st me lke that. Wh the man is, why and how he did, int important to you, What you have odo is this~ ‘top, Gray. | don't want to know anything more. Keep your 1. abstain usa enh ani 887-4960, mca © hornble secrets to yourself | don't want to be mived up Me, ie doesn’t interest me! “alan i will have to interest you, m very sory, but only man who can save me. You're a scientist. You know al chemistry. You must destroy the body upstairs, so that remains of it? "You're mad, Dorian, to make this monstrous confessiog have nothing to do with this matter Do you think 'm gal run my reputation for you? “We committed suicide, alan’ “wha drove him toe?" You, | suppose” “Do you stil refuse todo this for me “of course | refuse, don't care what shame comes 9 ‘You deserve i al, You've come tothe wrong man. Go to your fiends, Don't come to me! “alan, it was murder; {killed him. You don’t know how he ‘made me suffer, although he may nat have intended it! "Murder! Good God, Dorian is that what you have come t? won't report you tothe police. 1's none of my business, but 1 have nothing to do with it “wait a moment, All| ask of you is to perform a selentific experiment. Thinkof the potion min. We were friends once Alan’ “Don’t speak about those days, Dorian. They're dead, | absolutely reuse todo anything! “You refuse?" “tbeg you!= The Picture of Dorian Gray ampbel hesitated for a moment petals?re of Dorian Gray "what a lf! You've gane from corruption to corruption. [At about two o'lock the servant returned with a large box filled withthe things Campbell had asked fr. "You have the rest ofthe day to yourself, Francs! “Thank you sr ‘When the servant left, the two men carried the box up the stairs Dorian unlocked the door and looked at Campbel “I dont think an goin, Alan; he shuddered. “1 dont need you! sad Campbel coldly. Dorian half opened the door and saw the face of the picture looking at him with is disgusting smile. The night before, forthe firs time in ie life, he had forgotten to cover the fatal canvas. He rushed to cover It and then savr something that made bim shudder with horror On one ofthe hands there was a large red pot ar ifthe canvas had sweated blood, It was horrible ~ more horrible than the silent thing sitting at the table. Dorian threw the cover on the portrait. ‘campbell brought inthe heavy box. “Leave me alone now! he sald ina stern voice and Dorian left the room, Ie was long after seven when campbell came back into the library. He was pale but absolutely calm. ‘'ve done what you asked me to dof he muttered. ‘And nov, goodbye. Let us never see each other agsin’ “You've saved me from ruin, Alan, can't forget that sald Dorian simply 'As soon as Campbell had Ieft he went upstairs. There was 3 horrible smell af nitee acid in the room. Sut the thing that had ‘been sitting atthe table was gone The text and beyond @ comprehension check [Anower the following questions. 41 Where wae tal body the next moming? {2 Who was Alan Cambell and how di he st meet Dorian? [3 What happened to ther relationship aftr eighteen months? 44 What Dorian ask lant do? ‘5 Why oulde't lan Campbell efese todo wha parasol? {6 Aoproximately how many hours i Alan Campbell spend inthe @ discussion 1 Dorian Gray and Alan Campbell had had a ose relationship that ‘nded very badly: Wilde does say why andi therefore lef t0 ‘Sur imagination n your opinion, what happened to end tel Felationsipand why doe Alan dsike Dorin intensely? Bike Basil Alanis victim of Dorians wickedness and corruption, Infact, Dorian blackmails Alan and succeeds in getting Bi to destroy Balls body, What do you think was writen on the note Dorian gave Alan? O characters [Alan and Bail ave certain similarities: think fas many things as ou can that Alan and Basil ave In omamen, and then express & Jucament on them,Read the text elo Use the word given in cap st theend of some lines to form a word that fits inthe space nthe same line. There isan ‘vampleat the begining (0), ‘The Bast End and West Bnd in (890s London: different worlds’ The contrast between the East End and West Erin Loin was thereat contrast of the 18005, ‘The (0) ats. ofthe ‘extreme ea’ part of London knew nothing of the western dtricts of the city ad thee as Ite between the two asses tha ved there the working dagen the est che ich ane afflent in the west Many @) visting the Bart End reported that it was a shocking place, an awful collection of slums and degradation. Such reports | ‘were common and were () The | wealthand gltterof the west contrasted otal wth the statics of mortality and (4). | resetin the eat ‘Contemporary social observers such as Charles Booth recognise, however, that the social contrasts were not all 9 the oF the eae, ‘he artifical very complated existence ofthe rch often produce unhappiness and (6) In the east, many families fought every day for physical @) and many despite thi | ‘malotained a dignity and hum (@) | that struck many autaide observers. One write: | admired the ‘unreasonable a (9) happiness inthe middle of ord conditons Oscar Wilde’s London Aer Wd aie in Landon Inthe uta of 179 ater hang intel an Geel UPR es ty Ste He wa onsen oung ran anda ne da end, ‘Somehre soil ari Pt el emi? pe a a Oe 197, Wilde became both amounts The yea We eve he it elect ret ign was ald ln Vieorian London, a fast growing mettoplis of about 47 million inhabitantsded both tet vend a! during this perio and the architecture ofthe city changed srets wore often congested with heavy traffic unl the ston fst and ficient. The ist ine was opened in 1863, The theatre was the most popula form of entertainment foal sci Js. There 8 thes The New Savoy Theatre on the Strand the first public building in L everything in the theatre began the folowing sentences are right (A or rong (8) there Ise suficentinformation to answer Aor 8, choose Dots say (.The Opium Den ‘That evening, exquisitely dressed, Dorian Gray entered Lady J \Narborough’s dining room. No one looking at Dorian Gray could possibly have believed that he had murdered a man. if was a smal party and Dorian was glad to know that Lord Henry was going tobe there, to, His head ached and at dinner he fould not eat anything. He drank champagne eagerly but his thifst seemed to increase ‘rian’ said Lord Henry at Int, whats the matter with you tonight "tied, Harry, that'll. think Il go home now! When he returned home Dorian opened the secret cupboard where he had hidden Basil Hallward’s coat and bag. He threw ‘The Opium Den them into the big fire that was burning inthe library. The sme of burning clothes and burning leather was horrible. i thee (quarters of an hour the fire had destroyed everything Darian felt tired and sick, but suddenly his eyes became strangely bright and his lips began to tremble, He needed £0% tacape from realty for some time, He needed to forget what he) had done, \ He get up from the sofa and went into his bedroom. When he came out at midnight he was wearing old, common clothes and = large searf covered his face. He went out of the house quietly. In ‘ond Street he found a carriage and In alow vol gave the driver an address The man shookchis head's too far for me: Dorian gave him gold coin and sald, "Youl get another if you drive fast ‘alright sir! answered the man, “You'l be therein an hour! j and he drove rapids. . ‘Acold rain began to fall and the street-lamps looked ghastly’ fn the mist. The moon hung low inthe sky lke yellow skal." Lying in the carriage Dorian repeated to himself the words that Lord Henry had said to him on the frst day they met: ‘To cure the soul by means of the senses, and the senses by means of the soul’ Yes, that was the secret. The hideous hunger for tpium began to eat at him. His throat burned. He had often tried it and would try it again now. There were opium dens where one could forget, dens of horror where the memory of old sins could be destroyed by the madness of new sins. 1 ham: thtThe Picture of Dorian Gray ong ride he got out ofthe cariage and knocked There were men lying on the fithy float, and in a corner a sll was sitting ata table, with his head buried in his arms. At the end f the room there ws a staircase leading upstairs. As Dorian climbed the steps, the heavy smell of opium came to mest him. He smiled with pleasure When he entered he noticed a young man with yellow hr leton, are you here smoking a long thin pipe. ‘Adrian Si answered the young man, 'N me any more. But | don't eae, because as lng a5 0 and looked at the grotesque things tha lay 6h the eld attresses. He wanted te lexves Memory w eating hie soul sway, From time to time he seemed to see the yes of Basil Hallward looking a him. He wanted to escape from ims. As he was leaving = woman shouted, There goes the devils friend Prince Charming is what you like to be elle, »willy fo is fe. Then he saw a pistol pointing at his hes. “you destroyed the life of Sibyl Vane! answered the sallo ‘and Sibyl Vane was my sister. She killed herself because of y For years ve looked for you, but | only knew the name she used harming. | heard your name tonight, Pray to God because tonight you're going t de The Opium Den ever knew her You're mad he sta suddeniyl 4 hope crossed his mind. ‘Stop! he cried, ‘How long ago di ‘ighteen years ago James Vane replied ighteen years’ laughed Dorian Gray. "Take me to the li James Vane hesitated and then pushed him towards the light saw the face ofa boy of twenty, with all he purity of youth, ie isn't the man I'm looking for. Them The woman gave a biter laugh. “Lit By God, Im telling the trath before you get into what aThe text and beyond @ comprehension check Answer the following questions 1 What dd ord Henry notice about Doran Gray at Lady Narborough dinner? How did Dovian get id of Bats coat ae bag? Deseribe Dora's physi and mental state ‘What id he decide he needed? Describe the opium den Who was the sallor and why dd he jump this feet? What happened onthe street? ow dd Dovian save his own fe? What did the woman el james Vane? What di James Vane realie about Doran? ‘We saw him get into the carriage and loave. ‘Ths base form is uted when the actions perclved from th bghning We saw him gtint the carriage ad ewe [hs ing forms used when the action i percelved as Ii happening ‘but we donot perceive all ofthe action, from the begining ake (can youhear the children lughing? @ vores of porception + base form or -ing form James was siting inthe park. Write what he sew, Heard, ee Laok at the examples © Ach sat down bythe pond James watched chil (hi) down by the pond. : 00. Aoman wassnging to her aby, He heard her singing to her) bay 1 Aballfetints the bushes. Two boys were playing footbal 3 Abid was singing inthe tee Hetistened tn 4 Someane touched his shoulder Hefttan eri 2 i. ‘There were opium dens in London and other European cities sie repos al nd ae ‘nae nase eopanentet ‘ia tancennh wra ma ey rtCneonof ‘Sere ray op aed hs ae ‘teal Beye of ea whe sd ag ane he pea rece toring Cope eee een ‘athe Door with im Morr haesHsoy af dupa and Suse you know the ries of Something inthe Wy by Nirvana oF The {nd by the Door? nt find tha on te Interne. Do the es ‘fr todroguseo experiences nw the esta he oc {roup wants to ge? Daou sree che messagerBefore you read Listen to Chapter twelve and decide whether the statement re true (orale, 1 evan and Lord Henry were having lunch opether 2 Lord Henry doeer't want Darian to change. 3 Lord Menry thinks is impossible tobe good inthe country. 4 Doran wanted to prot young ge reputaton 5 Lor Henry is impressed by Darans action 10 “There are four things people ar lkng about Intandon, 1 1. there are ferent theories about Bails 1 Lord Henry beleves Bal was murdered, 9 Lord Henry understands Dorian secret of ternal youth 10 Dorian does't want Lord Henry tole the Doak other peopl, [ ‘Doran worried more about his soul than about the dest of three people i 12 The poraithad not change Now read chapter Twelve and correct the fale statements ‘ote spring evening Dorian Gray and Lord Henry were dining PERE ‘together. "Don’t tll me you're going tobe good. You're perfect ~ don't changs! cried Lord Henry “No, Hark, I've done too many tersible things in my life tm notlBeing te do them any more, | began my goad actions yesterday inthe country! "Anybody can be god inthe county! said Lard Henry, smiling ‘There are no temptations there. But tll me about your good ‘Sometime ago | met. girl in village. She was very beautiful like Sibyl Vane. Do you remember her? We fll love and during the wonderful month of May I went to see her. She was ready to run away with me, but I said no. didn't want ro run her life. | lefther as flowe-tike as | found her!‘So you broke her heart and this was your good action’ said ‘ord Henry, laughing, Harry! cried Dorian, ‘you're horible! Of caurse she cried but her reputation is safe. ets talk about other things. What's happening in London? “People are stil discussing poor Basis disappearance: ‘thought they be tred ofthat by naw’ sad Dorian 'Not yet, although there are plenty of other things to talk about ~ there's my divorce ease and Alan Campbell’ sulide. But oor Basil still interests them, Scotland Yard insists that Basi left for Paris, but the French police declare that Basil never rived there: ‘Don't people say that he was murdered?’ asked Dorian ‘Some newspapers do, butt doesn't seem probable. ‘What would you say if | told you that { murdered Basil?" asked Dorian, He watched Lord Henry carefully. 'No, Dorian, you would murder anyone. All crime Is vulgar just as all vlgarity is erime, Ordinary people murder because i's their way of finding the extraordinary pleasure that art gives us. But enough of Basil What happened to the portrait that Basi painted of you? Oh, yes, I remember, you sid it had been stolen, ‘What a pity I never really hiked it ‘Tell me the secret of your eternal youth, Dorian. You look tke the day frst met you. [wish could change places with you Life ‘hasbeen your art? ‘Yes, life has been wonderful, but 'm not going to have the same life. You don't know everything about me. if you did, even you would turn from me. Con't aught” The Mi Vedat "You and wil alvays be fiends sal Lord Henry. “Yet you poisoned me witha book once. Harry, promis that youl never lend that book to anyone. It does harm! Lord Henry looked a the moon arden. Let's go tothe cub! ‘vom tired tonight. { want to go to bed early. I'll see (Ont evening when Dorlan Gray arrived home he tht himself on the sofa and began to think. Was it really true ‘one could never change? He had filed his mind with corps ‘committed horrible crimes and had been an evil influence others. Was there no hope fr him? ‘why had he ever made that monstrous wish about th picture? He had kept his youth and beauty, but he had pais terrible price. ie plcked up a mirror and looked at his face. tdiagusted him and he threw the mitror onthe flor, where icbroke ina thousand silver pieces. James Vane, Alan Campbell, Basil Hallward would soon fade away, It was the death of his own soul that tormented him. He wanted a new life Then he remembered the country gir. He had sot destroyed her innocence, He had done one good thing and be wondered ifthe portrait had changed. Perhaps if his life became pure he would be able to cancel ‘every sgn of corruption from the portrait. He took the lamp and ‘went upstairs to look att He entered quietly and removed the 'A ery of pain and anger came from him. He could see no change, except that inthe eyes there was now a look of falsityFd ent him all Never! The ple he would destroy it! He aw the knife that had stabbed Sas! Hal tered up to the was a dead man with a knife in his heart. He was hideously ugly and old, 1t was not until they examin ngs thaThe text and beyond @ comprehension check ‘Answer the following questions choose the best answer, A, Bor 1 Devan tld Lod Henry that he 8] was perfect and that he had n intention of chaning 8 [) wanted to change © Cy bewanted to stayin the country. 2 Doran saved the vilnge git reputation by AC not going away with her BE] eiinghersome money. © TF promising to marry her one day 3 Lord Henry though that Rai portrait 18 Ly hatbeen destroyed ina recent fie 8 had been ten by thieves ©) haben soln Pars 4 Dorian threw hie mirror to the oorbecause ‘© [1] Itrevealed a change in is perfect Beaty 8 LF hesaw sai’ face int © Fy his own face iogusted him 5 Dorian wondered the portrait had changed because 8 C7 head saved the county si reputation 2 Fy hiehadnot seen Lerd Henry as often a inthe past © [he had decided tolead anew ite {© Dorian uttered a ery of pin and anger when he saw 18 Losi fae the porate 8 Ey Blod allover the canvas © 7 that he face inthe port loked hypocritical E 7 He decided to destroy the portrait because ‘8 Ly itwas the only evidence against him, ® thepoice were coming to serch his house, © [7 ttwasthe oly way to save his seul " wish | could change places with you Look at the fllowing sentence from Chapter Twelve: ‘Twi ould change places with you After the ver ‘wis we ue the past tence when we talk about fact in ‘he present thar we canner chang, Oban ane ahammar, © John doesnt have tine to fits homewore He says wih had more inet finish my homework 1 Sarah doesitknow th answer to atest question and ays: wish wn the answer to thar questo. 2 Jims visting Spain the dart speak Spanish 13 Elzabeth does know how dance and says: 4+ Mike ana ue wane ogo tothe parcbut ts nng. irite thre sentences with wie that express what you are unhappy shout. Compare them nas, © Beauty and youth are central themes of this 19th-century nove ay ray cen coal cng od ele Naomi priests coe am a pee Penoesiptostrige Hv nee prot fe eos ath od pe cero een ‘ona sale of one to ten, where woud you place 2 spinal beauty? 1 physicalbeastye 4 physealpefecon? [ 3 youtle o Do you agree with he i of youth all casts? Why/Why noe Are you tiled ith the way you leo? How would you improve your looks?Orisnons chapter Evens [Event ‘What do you think are the three most memorable events in umber | ‘The Petre of Darian Grey? Compare yur iets wth partner, What ‘aslo toiied ahesgtottiecarerinhe | ‘makes them memorable? 8 | 18 | porta onan summary ‘9 The table below summarises the 22 main events ofthe story, Ten ‘Dorian Bacall Ass Campbel na dosing oF vents aremising. Compete the event 10 | ous | eaneae Cg oo — ‘Dorian snarled by anes Vane ouside a | nebee | fan : + | 1 | Basle Lara Henry about Darian Gray the abc of ela {he portale and how he had met him. O summary howe oe of the lar six chapters (rom chapter Seven to Chapter zl Twelve) and summarise Tor someone who dos not now the sory. 2 | 4 | ford enry visits is une, Lard Fermor, tnd out “This means introdiing extra information abou characters and more abou Dvir tbject at nthe example below: a Chapter Seven, Event |e | Salar tami abaut hero Yorer rine Bas Halivard an artist confese hs ove Dorion Gra charming «handsome yours man whose portrait aah painted 3 ei aren ada ses | “Wide sald tha Lord Henry represented his ei alter ego and Basi Sis poor performance a the teste ‘allward the man Wide really thought he was! 1 this is the case, who was Dorian Gray? Disease your ideas about the writers relationship to Dorian Gray. Summarie your ideas in a 10 | Dovan natcer change inthe porra for the frst tne “aman of beta tbl a pe eee Se | FREQ noosing i Lol Henry tle Doran abou Sib suicide ‘ead ths conversation between thee crits discussing Osear Wile 13 | Dorian decides to dedicate hi fet immoral. nd The Petar of Dorian Gray, in particular. For questions 1-8, choose 7] ss iva confer Doran ove for im ‘om the tne mes inthebox Bor) Ternan ample she Tae ‘cinina © [aie a baka RET Ales OeyWhich person states the following opinions? There is an example at hebegining ) © (A) oscar ide was an expert at manipulating the madi, 1) Tein ofbeing a ceebriyaready exstedin the ate nineteenth century. (sear wide would have been successful on television ‘scar Wilde would have sympathise with some late 2oth-andearly 2et-centry campaign, Wilde's poetry deserves recogriton, Wie the ere deserves recognition, Wie’ only novelisnot his best work. Wile lived ina pciod sialar to our own. ‘Wile antiipted a modem absession, ‘Going Wide: the genius who onticipated The excesses Of the 20%h cenkry Michael Cunningham's extraordinary to think that Oscar Wilde, win ied in 1900, was really 20th century igure. He was fous forbeing famous a concep unknown athe time, He antipated the power of cleityinan age of etrtanment and spectacte He ew howto work the medi Steven Perret think youreright. However, the hea of celebrity was ‘certainly presenti at Victorian England despite the aber of ‘media channels suchas television. The popular press was aren a powerful media instrument and he was notable ta manage in ‘he scandal that ulemately ruined hse, "mma ay: Televison would have een perfect er Wilde The fact that hie sll interess filmmakers proof ofthat. Most hat show hosts would ive anything to have hi : ‘Michael Cunningham: Television one pec ofthe late 20th century ‘which might have appealed to Wilde. |think there are others. ean Imagine him being strongly commited ro campaigns against the typi earn priate heer ht opal of ng ‘Emma jay: One thing hic distinguishes Wide from hate 200 (century media personales would be substance. Ar fora sake |S fine but deep down Wide belived that artists had do something, something substantial The body ofhis wrk proves that, ‘Steven Perrte: Abslutely Hs credentials as poet foriatance. He Thad an acute mind and strong curosty fori. Both provides Km ‘withthe toe forthe jb of write. ‘Michael Cunningham: His criticism s interesting Hi ersay"The Cathe "es Arti in parti, argued that a workof erica has more © * do with autobiography chan te work anaes. Many rites woll ecopnitethersevesin thet observation, (think Ema ay find Dorion Grayalite over-rated, post because I's ison novel Wike's real strength iesinhie queef pls Lady Windermere’ Fan, A Woman of No portance An eal Husband, nd The Importance of eng Eames, the funniest inthe Eri language sine shakespeare in my opinion. 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