The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

About The Author

• Central Theme: The relationship between beauty, morality, and corruption.
• Setting: Victorian London, emphasizing decadence and aestheticism.
• Notable Quote: "The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it."

Introduction to the Novel

• Dorian Gray’s Portrait
• Young and handsome Dorian sits for a portrait painted by Basil Hallward.
• Influenced by Lord Henry Wotton, he wishes that the portrait ages instead of him.
• The Wish Comes True
• Dorian lives a hedonistic life, indulging in vice and sin.
• His portrait bears the physical and moral consequences of his actions.
• Downfall
• Dorian spirals into guilt and paranoia, eventually destroying the portrait.
• By doing so, he kills himself—restoring the portrait’s beauty and his body’s decay.

Plot Summary

Main Characters

Dorian Gray

• A young, impressionable man obsessed with eternal youth and beauty.

Basil Hallward

• The artist who paints Dorian’s portrait and represents morality and art for art’s sake.

Lord Henry Wotton

• A charming but cynical aristocrat who espouses hedonism and influences Dorian’s downfall.

• Contrasts external beauty with internal decay.
• Raises questions about responsibility for one’s actions.

Reflects Victorian society’s obsession with public image versus hidden vices.

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