Comparative Analysis Essay Dorian Gray & Hamlet Throughout the play Hamlet we see the themes of obsession and good vs. evil‚ Hamlet struggles with his inner demons until his tragic and untimely death. In the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray we meet a character that is very similar to Hamlet in his continuous struggles with his good vs. evil persona and obsession with youth. Many character is Oscar Wilde’s‚ Dorian Gray represent those of Hamlet. Both Dorian Gray and Hamlet who have love interest
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Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray: Mortality Not Art Art for art’s sake. The saying originated from the French phrase l’art pour l’art from the nineteenth century French philosopher Victor Cousin. Art in this sense was not meant to be concerned with social‚ political‚ and moral subjects. Instead it was to concentrate on beauty‚ which would re-word the phrase to "art for the sake of beauty and its elevating effects." No matter the wording‚ art for art’s sake became central to the British
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The Tragedy of Doctor Faustus DRAMATIS PERSONAE: THE POPE. THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY. RAYMOND‚ king of Hungary. DUKE OF SAXONY. BRUNO. DUKE OF VANHOLT. MARTINO‚ > FREDERICK‚ > gentlemen. BENVOLIO‚ > FAUSTUS. VALDES‚ > friends to FAUSTUS. CORNELIUS‚ > WAGNER‚ servant to FAUSTUS. Clown. ROBIN. DICK. Vintner. Horse-courser. Carter. An Old Man. Scholars‚ Cardinals‚ ARCHBISHOP OF RHEIMS‚ Bishops‚ Monks‚ Friars‚ Soldiers‚ and Attendants. DUCHESS OF VANHOLT
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Frankenstein and his creation in Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Dorian Gray and Lord Henry in The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde convey the idea that a man is a monster because of his selfish actions‚ and his cruel intentions. Victor Frankenstein and his scientific creation are often debated upon which one of them is really a monster as if only one of them could be a monster. However‚ they are both monsters
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attains malignant characteristics. In Frankenstein and The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ characters such as Frankenstein‚ Frankenstein’s creation‚ and Dorian Gray all accommodate the malignant characteristics that make each of them a monster. The malignant characteristics consist of lies‚ murder‚ and selfishness. Recurring lies make a person monstrous‚ and the lies that the characters in both Frankenstein and The Picture of Dorian Gray tell are what make them monstrous. For example‚ the lies that are told
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Summary: the picture of Dorian Gray CHARACTERS Lord Henry (Harry): he had a thin face and clever‚ dark eyes. His voice was slow and beautiful. People listened to him when he talked. Dorian Gray: His face was pale and beautiful. His eyes were bright blue. His hair was blond. Basil Hallward: He had black hair and strong‚ intelligent face. He was a successful artist. He worked hard and painted many pictures. Sibyl Vane: She was small and beautiful‚ with shining brown hair. She worked as an actress
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Fjölbrautaskólinn í Garðabæ Guðni Eiríksson Fall 2011 October 2nd English 603 The Picture of Dorian Gray Jóhanna Ásta Þórarinsdóttir Table of contents: Introduction 3 Basil Hallward. 3 Dorian Gray 4 Lord Henry. 4 Conclusion 5 References: 6 Introduction The main characters of the book are Dorian Gray‚ Basil Hallward and Lord Henry which is sometimes also called Harry. These characters will be discussed throughout the essay. Who are
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MWDS : The Picture of Dorian Gray ! AP English IV Title of Work: The Picture of Dorian Gray Author: Oscar Wilde Date of Publication: 1890 Genre: Gothic Biographical Information Oscar Wilde was born on October 16‚ 1854 to Sir William Wilde and Jane Wilde‚ the second of three children. Wilde studied at Oxford‚ and joined the Freemasons in 1878 after failing to join the Oxford Union. After graduation‚ he went home to Dublin and began writing poems. The Picture of Dorian Gray was his first and only
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picture of Dorian Gray This famous portrait is the only novel written by the author Oscar Wilde‚ who otherwise wrote poetry‚ plays and short stories. It first published in 1890‚ but since Wilde’s work became much criticized for its homoerotic parts and its lack of moral message‚ he had to moderate the language of several passes before publishing a new version the following year. This revised publication is considered as the authoritative edition. The setting and the plot The picture of Dorian Gray
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"Wilde’s presentation of women and marriage in the novel is wholly critical" How far and in what ways do you agree with this view? In the novel‚ The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ Oscar Wilde presents the image of women and the idea of marriage in many different ways‚ sometimes heavily negative‚ through dysfunctional relationships as well as saintly imagery. This presentation can be said to be influenced by several aspects such as contextually‚ Wilde himself lived in a patriarchal society‚ whose stereotyped
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