PPT-Dorian Gray & the Victorian Era

The Victorian Era Crime On the rise Prostitution violent crime theft Glorified in the newspapers became an entertainment of sorts Jack the Ripper First serial killer Prompted media obsession. The Victorian Era covered most of. what century?. . 19. th. Bonus: The Victorian Era lasted from __ to __. 1837-1901. Victorian Era England. The Victorian Era was named after…. The Picture of Dorian Gray. History and Biography. Oscar Wilde. Born 1854 – Dublin, Ireland. Died 1900 – Paris, France. 1884: Married Constance Lloyd. T. wo children together: Cyril and . Vyvyan. By: Tanner, . Maddie. , Allie, . Kiah. , Avery and Katie. Definition. Period of dramatic change that brought England to its highest point of development as a world power. It was a time of prosperity, optimism, and stability.. Dorian Gray. Quotes. “You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you never had the courage to commit.” . ― . Oscar Wilde. , . The Picture of Dorian Gray. “Experience is merely the name men gave to their mistakes.” . It is the night before Dorian Gray’s 38. th. birthday. . Dorian meets Basil who is planning to leave for Paris.. Basil expresses his concern at rumours about Dorian Gray.. Dorian’s looks have saved him from any one formally accusing him of the things he is rumoured to have done.. Ask yes/no questions to find out!. Sheldon W. . Liebman. – Character design in . The Picture of Dorian Gray. [...] . most recent critics have seen Dorian Gray as in some sense a running debate between two of its major characters, Henry Wotton and Basil . Chapter 17 recap. Identify . imagery of luxury – why does the chapter open in this way? (Hint: consider the atmosphere and setting in Chapter 16). Identify typical . Wildean. wit. Why do you think Wilde avoids using speech tags (e.g. ‘he said’)?. By Oscar Wilde. Passage Analysis.  .  .  . Ethan, . Ky. , & Peter. Nature . of sin and its effects on . people. “…sins, if there are such things as sins, are borrowed. He becomes an echo of some one else's music, an actor of a part that has not been written for him. The aim of life is self-development. To realize one's nature perfectly -- that is what each of us is here for. People are afraid of themselves, nowadays. They have forgotten the highest of all duties, the duty that one owes to one's self.” (13). . . . Fashion. The Victorian Era:. The Victorian Era was a time where a powerful woman named Victoria ruled for several decades dominating the political world. . The . e. ra was divided into two parts: the early, which is from 1830-1870 and the late, from 1870-1990.. Oscar Wilde in a photo by Napoleon Sarony.. Born in . Dublin. . in . 1854. .. He became a disciple of . Walter Pater. , the theorist of aestheticism.. He became a fashionable . dandy. .. 1. Life. Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas in the 1890s. The Devil. 5 minutes. : in pairs illustrate and annotate a colored image of whatever comes to mind when you hear the term “. Devil. ”. J.J. Cohen (. Cohen’s thesis #4. ) and . Michael . Focualt. Why are you wearing that???. Lesson Questions. How did people dress before 1900?. What is the Victorian Age?. What is the Edwardian Age?. Why does fashion change? . How did people dress in the Roaring Twenties?. period of Queen Victoria's . reign. June . 1837 until her death . January 1901. It . was a long period of peace, prosperity, "refined sensibilities" and national self-confidence for the United . Kingdom. Dialectical Journal . Names of Group Members:. Seham. . Azzam. . Mariana Calvo. Shirley Chan . Josh Costa . Find three passages that show the nature of sin and its effects on people. What does each passage show/what message is Wilde trying to convey.