PDF-(EBOOK)-The Picture of Dorian Gray [with Biographical Introduction]

The Benefits of Reading BooksMost people read to read and the benefits of reading are surplus But what are the benefits of reading Keep reading to find out how reading will help you and may even add years to your lifeThe Benefits of Reading BooksWhat are the benefits of reading you ask Down below we have listed some of the most common benefits and ones that you will definitely enjoy along with the new adventures provided by the novel you choose to readExercise the Brain by Reading When you read your brain gets a workout You have to remember the various characters settings plots and retain that information throughout the book Your brain is doing a lot of work and you dont even realize it Which makes it the perfect exercise. Introduction 2 Biographical Aspects of The Picture of Dorian Gray 21 Literary I nfluences 22 Character R esemblance 22 1 Lord Henry 22 2 Dorian Gray 3 Aesthetic O bjectives and Victorian Era Ideology Influences 10 31 Aesthetic Style 10 32 View of Wo Carmen Rado. 2012. General information. Birthname: Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde. Birth date: October 16, 1854. Birth place: Dublin, Ireland. Death date: November 30, 1900. Death place: Paris, France. 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. Extract study: A Christmas Carol. A presentation of “the Picture of Dorian Gray” by Constance.. Extract studies from Oscar Wilde’s Dorian Gray. + quote analysis and essay questions. A comparative study of Charles Dickens’s novels ( A Christmas carol, Oliver twist…) and Oscar Wilde’s Dorian Gray.. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. (B) He feels he has put too much of himself into . it. (C) Dorian Gray has asked him not . to. (D) He plans to put it over his own . mantelpiece. (A) He thinks it is a poor work of . 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.” . Which terms were new for you?. What did you learn about the Gothic through this activity?. Don’t worry if you struggled with some of these terms – we will use them and discuss them as we continue to read . 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 . 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). 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’)?. 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. by Oscar Wilde. Cassandra Thompson. Oscar Wilde. (1854-1900). Wilde was a very pompous young . man.. He is known for being a playwright.. The Picture . of Dorian . Gray. . was . Wilde’s only novel.. 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. 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.