Nights of Cabiria
1957
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The loss of her acting ability as a result of her love for Dorian robs her of any value that she may have possessed, and therefore, she must die. Lord Henry instructs Dorian to “mourn for Ophelia” or any of the other characters that Sybil played but not to “waste [his] tears over [her],” for “she was less real” than any of the ...
Dorian Gray. At the opening of the novel, Dorian Gray exists as something of an ideal: he is the archetype of male youth and beauty. As such, he captures the imagination of Basil Hallward, a painter, and Lord Henry Wotton, a nobleman who imagines fashioning the impressionable Dorian into an unremitting pleasure-seeker.
- Summary: Chapter Seven
- Summary: Chapter Eight
- Analysis: Chapters Seven–Eight
The theater is crowded when the men arrive. Dorian continues to wax eloquent about Sibyl’s beauty, and Basil assures Dorian that he will support the marriage wholeheartedly since Dorian is so obviously in love. When the play begins, however, Sibyl is terrible, and her acting only worsens as the evening wears on. Unable to understand the change that...
Dorian does not awake until well after noon the next day. When he gets up, he goes to check the painting. In the light, the change is unmistakable; the face in the portrait has become crueler. While the stunned Dorian tries to come up with some rational explanation for the change, Lord Henry arrives with terrible news: Sibyl committed suicide the p...
Dorian’s romance with Sibyl represents the possibility that he will not accept Lord Henry’s philosophy and will instead learn to prize human beings and emotions over art. His love for her allows him to resist Lord Henry’s seductive words, noting to Lord Henry, “When I am with her, I regret all that you have taught me. . . . [T]he mere touch of Siby...
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How did Oscar Wilde die? Oscar Wilde (born October 16, 1854, Dublin, Ireland—died November 30, 1900, Paris, France) was an Irish wit, poet, and dramatist whose reputation rests on his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891), and on his comic masterpieces Lady Windermere’s Fan (1892) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895).
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Lord Henry walked across the room, and sitting down by Dorian Gray, took both his hands in his own and held them tightly. “Dorian,” he said, “my letter—don’t be frightened—was to tell you that Sibyl Vane is dead.” A cry of pain broke from the lad’s lips, and he leaped to his feet, tearing his hands away from Lord Henry’s grasp.
Dorian Gray Character Analysis. Represents the ideal of youth, beauty and innocence to his new acquaintances Basil and Lord Henry. He is the subject of the wonder and affection of Basil, and is immortalized in Basil’s painting as a living Adonis. His luck changes though, when he starts to become aware of the transience of his good looks.
Apr 11, 2024 · An Excerpt from. The Uncensored Picture of Dorian Gray. Upon receipt of the typescript of The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde’s editor panicked at what he saw. Contained within its pages was material he feared readers would find “offensive”—and he proceeded to go through the typescript with his pencil, cleaning it up until he made ...
