The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray
A beautiful young man trades his soul to remain forever youthful, while a hidden portrait bears the horrific scars of his sins and aging. As he dives deeper into a life of hedonism and cruelty, the painting becomes a grotesque mirror of his true self. This creates a dark, philosophical stage for exploring vanity and moral corruption.
A beautiful young man trades his soul to remain forever youthful, while a hidden portrait bears the horrific scars of his sins and aging. As he dives deeper into a life of hedonism and cruelty, the painting becomes a grotesque mirror of his true self. This creates a dark, philosophical stage for exploring vanity and moral corruption.
Passage 1
"The studio was filled with the rich odour of roses, and when the light summer wind stirred amidst th..."
CHAPTER II.
"As they entered they saw Dorian Gray. He was seated at the piano, with his back to them, turning ove..."
CHAPTER III.
"At half-past twelve next day Lord Henry Wotton strolled from Curzon Street over to the Albany to cal..."
CHAPTER IV.
"One afternoon, a month later, Dorian Gray was reclining in a luxurious arm-chair, in the little libr..."
CHAPTER V.
"“Mother, Mother, I am so happy!” whispered the girl, burying her face in the lap of the faded, tired..."
CHAPTER VI.
"“I suppose you have heard the news, Basil?” said Lord Henry that evening as Hallward was shown into..."
CHAPTER VII.
"For some reason or other, the house was crowded that night, and the fat Jew manager who met them at..."
CHAPTER VIII.
"It was long past noon when he awoke. His valet had crept several times on tiptoe into the room to se..."
CHAPTER IX.
"As he was sitting at breakfast next morning, Basil Hallward was shown into the room.“I am so glad I..."
CHAPTER X.
"When his servant entered, he looked at him steadfastly and wondered if he had thought of peering beh..."
CHAPTER XI.
"For years, Dorian Gray could not free himself from the influence of this book. Or perhaps it would b..."
CHAPTER XII.
"It was on the ninth of November, the eve of his own thirty-eighth birthday, as he often remembered a..."
CHAPTER XIII.
"He passed out of the room and began the ascent, Basil Hallward following close behind. They walked s..."
CHAPTER XIV.
"At nine o’clock the next morning his servant came in with a cup of chocolate on a tray and opened th..."
CHAPTER XV.
"That evening, at eight-thirty, exquisitely dressed and wearing a large button-hole of Parma violets,..."
CHAPTER XVI.
"A cold rain began to fall, and the blurred street-lamps looked ghastly in the dripping mist. The pub..."
CHAPTER XVII.
"A week later Dorian Gray was sitting in the conservatory at Selby Royal, talking to the pretty Duche..."
CHAPTER XVIII.
"The next day he did not leave the house, and, indeed, spent most of the time in his own room, sick w..."
CHAPTER XIX.
"“There is no use your telling me that you are going to be good,” cried Lord Henry, dipping his white..."
CHAPTER XX.
"It was a lovely night, so warm that he threw his coat over his arm and did not even put his silk sca..."