The picture of dorian gray
However, Lord Henry gets his wish, when Dorian shows up that afternoon, and during the day, Henry manages tochange Dorian's perspective on the world. From that point on, Dorian's previously innocent point of view is dramatically different. He begins to see life as Lord Henry does, as a succession of pleasuresin which questions of good and evil are irrelevant.
Basil finishes his portrait of Dorian, and gives it to the young man, who keeps it in his home.
Dorian grows more and more distant from Basil anddevelops his own interests.
One of these interests is Sybil Vane, a young, beautiful, exceptionally talented actress. Dorian falls totally in love with her, and she with him. For a moment, it seemslike everything will turn out wonderfully. However, this is just the beginning of Dorian's story. Once he and Sybil are engaged, her talent suddenly disappears. She's so overcome with her passionatelove for Dorian that none of her roles on stage seem important to her anymore. This destroys Dorian's love for her, and he brutally dumps her.
Back home, he notices a something different in hisportrait. It looks somehow crueler.
Sybil killed herself, just as Dorian decides to return to her and take back his terrible words.
Sybil's suicide changes everything. On Lord Henry's suggestion, Dorianreads a mysterious "yellow book”, a decadent French novel that makes him reevaluate his whole belief system. From this moment, Dorian is a changed man.
Dorian starts to live as hedonistically as...
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