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The Picture of Dorian Gray Begins On A Summer Day in Victorian England, Where Lord Henry Wotton

The document summarizes the plot of The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. It introduces Dorian Gray, a handsome young man who is the subject of a portrait by artist Basil Hallward. Under the influence of Lord Henry, Dorian wishes that the portrait would age instead of himself. As Dorian fully explores his sensuality, he meets and courts an actress, Sibyl Vane, but rejects her after a poor performance causes him to lose interest in her beauty. Upon returning home, Dorian notices that the portrait has changed to reflect his cruel actions.

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The Picture of Dorian Gray Begins On A Summer Day in Victorian England, Where Lord Henry Wotton

The document summarizes the plot of The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. It introduces Dorian Gray, a handsome young man who is the subject of a portrait by artist Basil Hallward. Under the influence of Lord Henry, Dorian wishes that the portrait would age instead of himself. As Dorian fully explores his sensuality, he meets and courts an actress, Sibyl Vane, but rejects her after a poor performance causes him to lose interest in her beauty. Upon returning home, Dorian notices that the portrait has changed to reflect his cruel actions.

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Dorian gray plot

the novel's plot varies among the published versions. The summary below deals with the longest
version, the 1891 novel. However, certain episodes describe in particular Dorian's encounter with
(and subsequent murder of) James Vane. This does not appear in the version originally submitted by
Wilde for publishing.
The Picture of Dorian Gray begins on a summer day in Victorian England, where Lord Henry Wotton,
an opinionated man, is observing the sensitive artist Basil Hallward painting a portrait of Dorian
Gray, a handsome young man, who is Basil's ultimate muse. While posing for the painting, Dorian
listens to Lord Henry espousing his hedonistic worldview and begins to think that pursuits of
pleasure are the only things in life worth pursuing. This prompts Dorian to wish that his painted
image would age instead of himself.
Under the hedonistic influence of Lord Henry, Dorian fully explores his sensuality. He discovers the
actress Sibyl Vane, who performs Shakespeare in a dingy working-class theatre. Dorian approaches
and courts her and soon proposes marriage. The enamored Sibyl calls him "Prince Charming" and
swoons with elation at the prospect of true love. However, her protective brother James warns that if
"Prince Charming" harms her, he will murder him.
Dorian invites Basil and Lord Henry to see Sibyl perform, but she is too enamored with Dorian to act
and performs poorly. This causes both Basil and Lord Henry to think that Dorian has fallen in love
with Sibyl because of her beauty instead of her acting talent. Embarrassed, Dorian rejects Sibyl,
telling her that acting was her beauty and without that, she no longer interests him. On returning
home, Dorian notices that the portrait has changed; his wish has come true, and the man in the
portrait bears a subtle sneer of cruelty.

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