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Setting: Late nineteenth century in London, England. Main Characters: Dorian Gray, Basil Hallward, Lord Henry Wotton, Sibyl Vane. Protagonist: Dorian Gray. Antagonist: Dorian Gray; James Vane. Major Thematic Elements: Art’s purpose; youth and beauty as vehicles of influence; superficiality of society; the dangers of social influence.
The Picture of Dorian Gray is a novel by Oscar Wilde in which a man's portrait ages rather than his body. Basil Hallward, an artist, paints a portrait of Dorian Gray. Unbeknownst to Basil,...
The Picture of Dorian Gray Summary. Dorian Gray meets Lord Henry Wotton at the studio of Basil Hallward, who is using Dorian as a model for his latest painting. Lord Henry tells Dorian about his epicurean views on life, and convinces him of the value of beauty above all other things.
