Oscar Wilde Research Paper

os;s wishes, meets the youth. Hallward has numerous fears about the amount of influence that Lord Henry could have on impressionable Dorian.
             When Dorian is finally shown the finished painting, he is amazed and at the same time very saddened. It makes him realize that soon his beauty will fade, but the painting will always remain as it was the day it was painted. He makes the remark that he would give anything for the painting to grow old and for his body to remain young. "For that, I would give anything!" Remarks Dorian at the thought of his wish.
             Dorian meets an actress named Sybil Vane, and falls deeply in love. One night Gray invites Basil and Lord Henry to see her star as Juliet on stage. She performs miserably, and as a result Gray is mortified. He lashes out on her and says he will never love her again. She becomes very depressed, and that night she commits suicide. Before he finds out this truth, he vows to make amends with the girl and continue on this path to marrying her. He discovered that the picture Basil painted had somehow changed. It looked rougher with a curl around the lip area. Dorian did not understand quite yet. The next day he hears the news from Lord Henry, and forgets all of the good he had be
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