THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY – ESSAY TOPICS FROM PREVIOUS

EXAMS/TESTS
Influence
The Picture of Dorian Gray is about Dorian Gray's loss of innocence. Critically discuss the
extent to which you agree with the above statement.
Your response should take the form of a well-constructed essay of 400–450 words (2–2½
pages).
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Influence
‘It is true that those we meet can change us, sometimes so profoundly that we are not the
same afterwards.’ Critically discuss the validity of this statement in relation to Dorian Gray.
Your response should take the form of a well-constructed essay of 400–450 words (2–2½
pages).
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Influence

The Picture of Dorian Gray illustrates the dangers of a society without moral boundaries.
Critically discuss the extent to which you agree with the above statement. Your response
should take the form of a well-constructed essay of 400–450 words (2–2½ pages).
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Influence

Dorian Gray is not essentially evil. He is a victim of the society he lives in. Critically
assess the validity of this statement.
Your response should take the form of a well-constructed essay of 400–450 words (2–2½
pages).
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In a carefully planned essay of 400−450 words (2−2½ pages) in length, critically discuss to
what extent Dorian Gray’s character shaped his life
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In other words, his personality and the choices he made determined his life. Because he
was weak of character and easily influenced, he was responsible for his own downfall.

Influence

‘Each of the three main characters in The Picture of Dorian Gray is responsible to some
degree for Dorian Gray’s moral corruption.’
Discuss the validity of this statement, providing evidence to support your view. Your
response should take the form of a well-constructed essay of 400- 450 words (2-2½ pages).
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consequence of choices made

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The Picture of Dorian Gray is a depiction of the devastating consequences that arise from
either a misinterpretation of aestheticism or a failure to embrace it in its entirety.
Evaluate the above statement considering the events developing in The Picture of Dorian
Gray.
Your response should take the form of a well-constructed essay of 400–450 words (2–2½
pages).
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consequence of choices made

‘What should he do if Basil Hallward came and asked to look at his own picture? Basil would
be sure to do that. No; the thing had to be examined, and at once.’
Critically discuss the ways in which the portrait in The Picture of Dorian Gray functions
symbolically in the novel.
In an essay of 400 – 450 words discuss this statement with reference to specific characters.
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consequence of choices made

In Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, Dorian is shaped in different ways by his
picture. The portrait is amazingly accurate in ultimately gaining control of the life of its
subject. Critically assess the validity of this statement.
Your response should take the form of a well-constructed essay of 400 – 450 words (2 – 2 ½
pages).
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There are elements of Gothic fiction appearing in The Picture of Dorian Gray. Discuss the
validity of this statement in relation to developments in The Picture of Dorian Gray.
Your response should take the form of a well-constructed and substantiated essay of 400–
450 words (2–2½ pages).
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Individuals in The Picture of Dorian Gray demonstrates that Art (illusion) is more significant
than Life (Reality). Critically discuss the extent to which you agree with the above statement.
Your response should take the form of a well-constructed essay of 400–450 words (2–2½
pages).
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An essay of influence is also an essay of consequence. Any kind of influence has
consequences:

SUMMARY
Dorian Gray

 Dorian Gray is influenced by the people around him.

 This has dire consequences. Dorian becomes cruel and callous in his treatment of
others.
 Dorian moves from one act of depravity to the next with little regard for those with whom
he comes into contact, or for his own soul.
 His evil influence on others leads not only to their downfall, but also to his own.
 Dorian is a young man in his twenties.
 He is perceived as beautiful, charming and pure. In fact, Dorian is described as being
‘unspotted from the world’, implying his naivety and innocence.
 Yes, Dorian is initially innocent, but because of his weak character and the fact that he is
easily influenced, he loses his innocence.
 Dorian meets Basil Hallward who paints a portrait of him.
 Dorian also meets Lord Henry Wotton who influences Dorian to a severe extent.
 Dorian is aware of the danger posed by Lord Henry’s influence, describing his theories
as ‘poisonous’, but Dorian is still intrigued and enticed by them.
 Lord Henry has such a hypnotic effect on Dorian that he begins to live his life in
accordance with Henry’s theories.
 In the beginning of the novel, Lord Henry tells Dorian that he is beautiful. This awakens
Dorian to the power of his own beauty to the extent that he becomes obsessed with his
looks.
 When Dorian sees the portrait, he realizes that Lord Henry is right in saying that he is
beautiful.
 Dorian becomes angry at Basil for painting the portrait.
 Dorian sees the portrait as a mockery because his beauty is captured in it, but his real
self will degenerate. He will grow old and become ugly, but the painting will stay the
same.
 Dorian’s awareness of time and his own mortality causes him to be afraid.
 It is Dorian’s fear of becoming old and ugly that prompts him to wish that he could
remain forever young and beautiful and that the painting instead becomes old and ugly.
 It is this wish that is the Faust Pact (to sell the soul in exchange for something) with the
Devil. This pact means that Dorian unknowingly, through this wish, sells his soul to the
Devil in exchange for lasting youth and beauty.
 Lord Henry Wotton is either the Devil or he is the Devil’s Advocate who influences
Dorian.
 The wish (the pact) has devastating consequences.
 Dorian meets Sibyl Vane who has the potential to inspire him to love and goodness.
 Dorian falls in love with her different characters – her Art.
 The first time she gives a poor performance, Dorian is disappointed and loses interest in
her.
 The fact that Lord Henry and Basil are present influences Dorian to feel embarrassed by
her poor acting skills.
 Lord Henry influences Dorian to reject her, which he does.
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 Dorian’s negative actions against Sibyl have an effect on the portrait. When he sees this,
he is appalled and resolves to make amends with Sibyl.
 Dorian knows that Lord Henry’s ideas are dangerous and that Sibyl Vane helps him to
resist Lord Henry’s influence and all his ‘wrong, fascinating, poisonous, delightful
theories’.
 Unfortunately, he is unable to make amends because Sibyl commits suicide.
 It is Lord Henry’s theories that lead to Dorian treating Sibyl badly, which leads to her
death.
 It is significant that, at this stage, before her death, Dorian calls Lord Henry’s theories
wrong.
 After Sibyl has committed suicide, Lord Henry influences Dorian to see her as a
pleasurable passing fancy and her death as a mere artistic expression.
 Lord Henry’s influence of women makes Dorian show no remorse or feelings for Sibyl or
the role he played in the tragedy.
 Dorian’s life revolves around him and he refers to Sybil’s death as ‘a wonderful ending to
a wonderful play’.
 After Sibyl’s death, Dorian sees that the portrait has changed.
 The struggle within Dorian is shown in his reactions to the change in the portrait. When
Dorian realizes that his wish has been granted and that the portrait will be a record of his
sins, he is at first horrified and resolves to become better.
 His good intentions are undermined by Lord Henry’s influence, and the Yellow Book he
gives to Dorian.
 The Yellow Book influences Dorian to copy the life of the protagonist.
 In doing everything that is in the Yellow Book (treating its events as if they were events
on his own Bucket List), Dorian undermines his efforts at being good and results in the
further corruption of his soul.
 The Yellow Book makes Dorian aware of sensory appeal. He learns about the pursuit of
beauty through sensory sensation and Art.
 Now that the portrait bears the consequences of his behaviour and absolves him of
responsibility, Dorian can hide his sins and indulge in all his desires. Even though he
sins, he remains young and beautiful; the Dorian in the portrait becomes old and ugly.
 Dorian hides the painting for fear that his evil doings will become visible to all.
 Dorian embarks on a life of sensory pleasure, where every desire is fulfilled. He makes
the choice to live a life of excessive self-indulgence and eventually of evil.
 Thus, Dorian is responsible for his downfall because he makes the decision about how
to live his life.
 Dorian later questions whether he had freedom of choice, but this could be an attempt
by Dorian to deny responsibility, which is something he frequently does.
 There is an element of unreality in Dorian’s constant search for new experiences to
escape the ordinariness of his life.
 Dorian becomes more deceitful, hiding his evil nature from society in order to preserve
his reputation and position.
 Dorian becomes a negative influence on others, which in turn strengthens his resolve to
avoid responsibility. Basil Hallward, Sibyl Vane, James Vane, Alan Campbell and Adrian
Singleton all experience death and/or ruin as a consequence of their association with
Dorian.
 Dorian’s evil actions culminate in the murder of Basil. He bribes Alan Campbell to do his
bidding. Dorian feels nothing for the trauma he puts Alan through by blackmailing him or
for his role in killing Basil.

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 Dorian has ambivalent feelings toward the portrait and his immoral behaviour. He takes
pleasure in living a double life and is both intrigued and horrified by the deterioration of
the portrait.
 Dorian grapples with his conscience; his lack of moral strength prevents him from
redeeming himself.
 James Vane raises Dorian’s awareness that there are consequences to his actions and
makes him realise that he cannot live only via the senses.
 When Dorian can no longer deny the reality of the ugliness of his soul, he destroys the
portrait and finally reveals the truth of his debauchery.
 In the end, Dorian is responsible for the choices he has made, to live a life of excess and
self-indulgence, and becoming involved in increasingly sinful behaviour.
Total: 1190 words

Basil Hallward

 Basil Hallward is an artist.

 Dorian influences Basil Hallward in a creative way.
 This has dire consequences for both Dorian and Basil; it leads to Basil’s death as well as
Dorian’s downfall and death.
 Dorian is exceptionally good looking and it is this beauty that attracts Basil to him in the
first place.
 Basil is guilty of admiring Dorian too much, even ‘worshipping’' him.
 Basil believes that Dorian has a simple and beautiful nature. He believes that Dorian’s
outer beauty reflects his inner goodness.
 By creating Dorian’s image in the portrait, Basil feels that he has captured Dorian’s spirit.
 Basil has put a lot of ‘himself’ into the portrait and believes that he was able to capture
this simple, beautiful nature and inner goodness of Dorian by painting the outer beauty.
 Lord Henry wants Basil to exhibit the portrait because it is his best work.
 Basil tells Lord Henry that he has put his ‘artistic idolatry towards the young man into the
portrait.
 Basil’s referral to the portrait as being ‘part of [himself]’ suggests he is unable to
separate himself from the image in the portrait.
 He fears that society will see the truth – his feelings for Dorian – and judge him; he
refuses to exhibit it.
 According to Basil, Dorian inspires him to find wonder in reality and produce his best
work while Dorian is his muse.
 Basil makes Dorian aware of his beauty initially, by praising his looks. When the portrait
is finished, Dorian falls in love with himself and Narcissism (excessive interest in or
admiration of oneself and one’s physical appearance) is encouraged.
 Dorian later says to Basil, ‘you met me, flattered me, and taught me to be vain of my
good looks’.
 Basil is indirectly responsible for introducing Dorian to Lord Henry, although he tries to
persuade Lord Henry not to influence the young man.
 Basil’s tendency to believe the best of others, and his belief in Dorian’s goodness,
means that he does not interfere in Dorian’s lifestyle until it is too late.
 When Dorian realizes that he will become old and ugly, but the Dorian in the portrait will
stay the same, he becomes angry. His anger upsets Basil because he doesn’t
understand why Dorian doesn’t like the portrait.

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 Basil decides to destroy the portrait, but Dorian says it would be tantamount to ‘murder’.
This personification is an indication of how real the portrait is to Dorian.
 It is at this moment that Dorian Gray’s obsession with his youth and beauty initiates loss
of innocence.
 When Basil realizes that Dorian is behaving the way he does because of Lord Henry’s
influence, he refers to the painting as being the ‘real Dorian’.
Total: 466 words

Lord Henry Wotton

 Lord Henry Wotton influences Dorian Gray.

 Lord Henry finds great pleasure in changing Dorian from a naive and wilful young man to
the morally corrupt person he becomes.
 He enjoys watching Dorian change because of his influence. It leads to Dorian’s
downfall.
 Lord Henry is a dandy who dresses well, never stops smoking cigarettes and doesn’t
work.
 One of Dorian’s first feelings towards Lord Henry is one of fear, as if he has some
foreboding that his influence will be harmful.
 Lord Henry exposes Dorian to the theories of Aestheticism (appreciation of art and
beauty) and Hedonism (pursuit of pleasure; sensual self-indulgence).
 Lord Henry exposes Dorian to his ideas about living life to the full and the importance of
sensual pleasure.
 Lord Henry’s influence motivates Dorian to embark on a life of sensory pleasure, and to
value (above everything else)
o art,
o youth and
o beauty.
 Lord Henry believes that Art is superior to life and he encourages Dorian to live his life
as if it is Art. He states that ‘being natural is simply a pose’, implying that reality is a
sham.
 Lord Henry also suggests that being detached from reality and being a ‘spectator of
one’s own life’ protects one from experiencing hardship and misery.
 It is not only Lord Henry’s influence, but also the portrait that encourages Narcissism.
 Lord Henry tells Dorian, ‘The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it
and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself, with desire
for what its monstrous laws have made monstrous and unlawful’.
 Lord Henry believes Dorian has fallen in love with Sibyl’s characters and not Sibyl, the
woman, herself. After seeing her act, a poor performance, he influences Dorian to reject
her.
 Lord Henry’s sees of women merely as ‘decorative’ and not many are worth talking to.
 When Sibyl commits suicide, Lord Henry encourages Dorian to see Sibyl’s death in
artistic terms, which allows Dorian to detach himself from reality.
 Lord Henry gives Dorian a yellow book as a gift. It plays a significant role in influencing
Dorian’s views about Art and life.
 Lord Henry’s scientific interest in the young man as an experiment means that he
observes, but never attempts to control Dorian’s excesses.

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 Total: 399 words

Sibyl Vane

 Sibyl Vane’s artistry allows Dorian to escape reality. His love for her is an illusion based
on the characters she plays rather than who she really is.
 Sibyl’s love for Dorian makes her aware that the Art is only a reflection of life.
 Sibyl rejects her Art in order to experience the reality of love. She then starts to perform
poorly and this leads to Dorian rejecting her.
 Lord Henry influences Dorian to reject her.
 When Dorian rejects Sibyl and sees the effect his actions have on the portrait, he is
appalled and resolves to make amends. Unfortunately, he is unable to do so because
Sibyl commits suicide.
 Sibyl’s limited experience of life outside the theatre and her referring to Dorian as Prince
Charming indicates her inability to distinguish between romantic notions of love and
reality. This leads to her suicide after she is discarded by Dorian.
Total: 153 words

Victorian Society – Aestheticism and Art

 The novel introduces Dorian Gray to us through his portrait; this establishes the
importance of Aestheticism and Art at the time.
 Basil is worried that his feelings for Dorian have been exposed; homosexuality was not
accepted by Victorian society at the time.
 Lord Henry and the portrait are not the only influence in Dorian’s life. Victorian society’s
focus on Aestheticism and Art also contributes to Dorian’s loss of innocence.
 Dorian’s life of pleasure and degradation gives him a reputation as a person of ill repute.
His reputation precedes him and men of good upbringing choose to leave a room when
Dorian enters.
 Dorian is soon excluded from social events.
 Dorian’s liaison with unsavoury individuals, his inhabiting of opium dens and generally
sinful behaviour all point to a man who wilfully chooses to indulge himself and is
responsible for making his own decisions. Because he is responsible for his choices,
society rejects him.
Total: 158 words

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The Portrait

 The portrait is used symbolically to give insights into Dorian Gray as a character and
develop the themes of the novel as well as a critical comment on Victorian society.
 The picture is symbolically a mirror that represents Dorian’s inner appearance.
 His hedonistic depravity is shown in the portrait with each sin he commits while he
remains young and beautiful.
 Upon first seeing the portrait he realises his own beauty and becomes fraught with
despair upon realising that his beauty will fade.
 He makes an inadvertent wish that the picture ages instead of him.
 The picture becomes a symbol for his narcissism and vanity – a visible interpretation of
Dorian’s soul.
 It later reveals his distorted values – he values his own beauty more than his soul.
 When Dorian hides the picture in the old school room it symbolises him hiding his vices
from the world – what and who he really is.
 The picture is the opposite of what he presents to the world. It is a symbol for his furtive,
dark life of crime and sin.
 It also symbolises his rotting soul and the neglect thereof.
 A symbol of his evil heart and nature.
 The painting reflects the effects of the sins and depravity on Dorian’s soul – which has
become ‘bestial, sodden and unclean’.
 The portrait is also a symbol of Dorian’s conscience.
 The very first change that he notices occurs soon after he leaves Sybil in the most horrid
way possible.
 The shock of realising that his ‘wish’ had come true makes him want to change – but it is
too late.
 It becomes a constant reminder and record of his evil, harmful and depraved deeds.
 He also seems to derive a perverse pleasure from seeing the portrait change.
 One could imply that it represents the fragmentation of the body and soul.
 Lord Henry had warned against it when he said that nothing can cure the senses but the
soul and nothing can cure the soul but the senses.
 The picture also symbolises what Victorian society was trying to repress.
 Victorian society was concerned with respectability, but much of this respectability was
only on the surface.
 Their sins and debauchery were concealed under their outward respectability just as
Dorian’s sins are hidden by the portrait.
Total: 396 words

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The Goth Theme

The Devil
 Quite early, it becomes apparent that the devil is impersonated by Lord Henry Wotton or
he is the Devil’s Advocate.
 Lord Henry is a wicked, malicious man who often utters aphorisms, uses his wisdom to
seduce and to spoil Dorian with his new hedonism and his immoral opinions.
 Lord Henry also gives Dorian the poisonous yellow book, which totally fascinates him
and influences him badly; he even brings him to the loss of his “natural” innocence and
makes him a murderer.

The atmosphere
 The scary atmosphere, the most striking device of Gothic fiction, is created several times
throughout the novel. One of these scenes is the moment Dorian shows Basil the room
where he hides the painting.

The bargain with the devil

 Dorian doesn’t redeem himself. The moment Dorian sells his soul unconsciously takes
place in the first chapter, when he says” I would give my soul ”for the privilege of being
young for the rest of his life. He wants to gain absolution and to lead a normal life again,
but fails, and finally receives his punishment.

The secret room

 Oscar Wilde seems to find some fascination in the old schoolroom mentioned in chapter
10. The schoolroom used to be a study and a play-room for Dorian Gray, when he was a
child, and was locked for all the time. But now, that Dorian needs a new place to
hideaway the painting and to conceal the fact that he sold his soul, Dorian reopens it.
 Oscar Wilde description features all elements we already know from Gothic novels: Old
books, mice, faded tapestries, windows rattling in the wind and a smell of mildew. The
theme of locking something in also appears frequently in Gothic novels, often in
connection with castles. In this instance, the room is used to lock away the painting.

The supernatural
 There is no rational explanation for the fact that the picture ages and changes, while
Dorian himself doesn’t. It is the supernatural element, which makes the whole plot work.
The most supernatural moment of the novel is the end, when Dorian dies and his dead
body is old and wrinkled, and the picture recovers its old state magically.

The doppelganger-motif
 The theme of the doppelganger appears regularly in the Gothic literature, as a
consequence of the scientific belief that there is a certain inner duality in every human
being.
 In Dorian Gray, the doppelganger-motif doesn’t appear in its original form. But, the spell
which is put on Dorian and the painting certainly reminds of the doppelganger-motif. On
one hand, there is Dorian’s outward appearance which doesn’t change at all for eighteen
years, on the other hand there is Basil’s marvelous painting, which changes accordingly
to Dorian Gray’s character.

The sudden break-out of violence

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 Horror and violence break out suddenly and completely unexpected: When Dorian
shows Basil Hallward the altered painting, Dorian feels a sudden wave of hatred for
Basil.

Bad science
 In The picture of Dorian Gray, the science theme appears, when Dorian blackmails Alan
Campbell (a former friend if him who’s a scientist) to get rid of Basil’s dead body by
dissolving it (chapter 14), Campbell’s equipment is described this way: [...] the servant
entered, carrying a large mahogany chest of chemicals, with a long coil of steel and
platinum wire and two rather curiously-shaped iron.
 The description of Campbell’s chemicals and gadgets isn’t positive; it even reminds of
the torture devices and diabolical machines known from other Gothic novels.
 The science theme can also be found in the relationship between Lord Henry Wotton
and Dorian Gray himself: Lord Henry seems to treat Dorian as the subject of an
experiment.

Magical objects and the total dedication to things

 The yellow book that Lord Henry sends to Dorian Gray in chapter 10 totally fascinates
Dorian. He says that he “forgot how the time was going”. The yellow book is one step
forward in the transformation of Dorian into a murderer with no remorse.

The picture of Dorian Gray is not a typical Gothic novel, but it contains more Gothic elements
than one would believe after reading it superficially.
Total: 699 words

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 Art (illusion) and Life (reality)

Victorian Society
 Dorian Gray’s introduction through his portrait establishes the importance of Art in
Victorian society.
 Wealthy members of society expose the poor to Art so that it can alleviate their suffering.
The consequence of this callous attitude is the resentment the poor have for the wealthy.

Basil
 Initially Basil refers to art as a reflection of himself. He refers to the portrait as being ‘part
of [himself]’, which suggests he is unable to separate himself from the image in the
portrait.
 Basil was able to capture the essence of Dorian’s soul in the portrait.
 When Basil sees Dorian has been influenced by Lord Henry, he says the Dorian in the
portrait is the ‘real Dorian’. This indicates Basil’s failure to discriminate between illusion
and reality.
 When Basil wants to destroy the portrait, Dorian says it would be tantamount to ‘murder’.
This personification is an indication of how real the portrait is to Dorian and obviously to
Basil.

The Portrait
 Later the painting gains a life of its own becoming the physical representation of Dorian’s
life of excess. In this way Art represents real life.

Dorian
 In Dorian’s mind the line between Art and reality becomes blurred. He is unable to see
the consequences of his degenerate lifestyle because the painting bears the
consequences of his transgressions.
 Dorian’s inability to distinguish between Art and Life is evident in his relationship with
Sybil. He first meets Sybil when he attends a theatre production in the East End. Dorian
is looking for an ‘adventure’(recommended by Henry) in order to escape his ‘ordinary
life.’ He seeks ‘unreality’ as opposed to reality.
 Dorian is captivated by Sybil, yet he has not met her. He falls in love with her beauty and
her acting skills (Art) as opposed to who she really is (Reality). He is actually reluctant to
meet Sybil when invited to do so. This confirms that Dorian is attracted to the characters
that Sybil portrays rather than herself. Hence he loves the illusion and not the reality of
the person.
 When Dorian describes Sybil to Henry he focuses on the characters she plays rather
than the woman she is. When Dorian sees Sybil floundering during her performance he
is humiliated and wants nothing to do with her.
 Dorian cannot distinguish between art and reality when Sybil dies. He sees her death as
a perfect work of art and a perfect end to their affair. He is able to dismiss her death
since life cannot intrude on the beauty of her death (Art).
 There is an element of unreality in Dorian’s constant search for new experiences to
escape the ordinariness of his life. He avoids dealing with the reality of his sinful
behaviour because the portrait bears the consequences on his behalf. He is not held
accountable for any of the dubious acts he commits.
 Dorian’s commitment to these ideas is reflected in his use of the yellow book as a
template for his own life. His imitation of the life led by its protagonist is an indication of
how his concept of reality is blurred.
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 When Dorian can no longer deny the reality of the ugliness of his soul, he destroys the
portrait and finally reveals the truth of his debauchery.

Lord Henry
 Henry sees Dorian as an artistic object on whom he can work. Under his influence
Dorian becomes distanced from reality and emotionless because he is so caught up in
his superficial life.
 Lord Henry encourages Dorian to see Sibyl’s death in artistic terms, which allows Dorian
to detach himself from reality.
 Lord Henry believes that art is superior to life and he encourages Dorian to live his life as
if it is Art. He states that ‘being natural is simply a pose’, implying that reality is a sham.
He also suggests that being detached from reality and being a ‘spectator of one’s own
life’ protects one from experiencing hardship and misery.

Sybil and Mrs Vane

 Sybil is no more realistic than Dorian. She has no desire to know his real name and is
happy to refer to him as ‘Prince Charming.’ She too lives in the world of fantasy and
fairytales. She sees him as her refuge from her difficult life. She loves his beauty and the
notion of romanticism rather than who he is.
 Mrs Vane’s obsession with the theatre is evident in her overdramatic gestures and voice
inflections. She cannot distinguish between her art and reality because she is unable to
see the dangerous situation in which Sybil is. She condones the relationship without
knowing anything about the man he is. Her inability to live in the real world causes
concern for James because he expresses reservations about his mother’s ability to take
care of Sybil.
 Sibyl’s love for Dorian makes her aware that the art is only a reflection of life. She rejects
her art in order to experience the reality of love. Sibyl’s limited experience of life outside
the theatre and her referring to Dorian as Prince Charming indicates her inability to
distinguish between romantic notions of love and reality. This leads to her suicide after
she is discarded by Dorian.
Total: 877 words

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