The Picture Of Dorian Gray – Oscar Wilde

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“You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you never had the courage to commit.”

Dorian Gray, a youth with unparalleled beauty and charm, ignites the adoration of Basil Hallward, who paints the young man’s portrait to immortalise his bewitching looks. This painting of Dorian forms the heart of Oscar Wilde’s masterpiece and sole novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray.

Set in Victorian England, the novel explores the themes of morality, art and aestheticism as Dorian’s obsession with his own image and desires spirals out of control. The narrative follows Dorian’s descent into debauchery and moral decay as he makes a Faustian bargain under the influence of the wicked Lord Henry Wotton. Throughout the novel, Dorian’s portrait mysteriously and inexplicably ages while he remains youthful and beautiful. As he indulges in every vice imaginable, the portrait ages and becomes increasingly grotesque, serving as a haunting reminder of his moral degradation.

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, with an chilling and intriguing cast and masterful prose, is thought-provoking exploration of the dangers of vanity and the consequences of one’s actions.