how little we really know what goes on
inside a man yeah it’s the only
published novel by this 19th century
Irish writer and poet oh very kinda I
look forward to collecting the royalties
welcome to watchmojo.com and in this
installment of mojo notes we’ll be
exploring 10 things you should know
about Oscar Wilde’s the Picture of
Dorian Gray
number 10 about the author born in
Dublin Ireland in 1854 Oscar Wilde was
exposed to the worlds of Medicine and
culture by his successful parents while
studying the classics and reading the
greats during college he joined artistic
and literary movements he became known
for his writing especially his poems
plays and Soul novel during the late
19th century they loved it they
absolutely loved it after being
imprisoned for his lifestyle choices
Wilde succumbed to illness in 1900 where
have you been I’ve had no one to talk to
no one to look after me don’t be so
pathetic number 9 influences and
inspirations as his writing style
developed while the stetic ideas also
grew I think that the realization of
one’s self is the prime aim of life and
to me youth the mere fact of youth is so
wonderful that I would sooner talk to a
young man for half an hour than well to
be cross-examined in court this was
evident in his first and only novel the
Picture of Dorian Gray in which he
contrasted arts beauty with the beauty
of real life more I look who I see
the novel contains elements of gothic
fiction with a strong Faustian tone as
demonstrated by the temptations the
Dorian Gray yields to that eventually
corrupt his soul
number eight settings and era first
published in 1890 the Picture of Dorian
Gray is also set in the late 1800s when
the decadent movement was in full swing
you sure you ain’t take a cigarette I
get them directly from Cairo however as
part of this movement dorian gray’s
indulgence and life’s pleasures above
all else was contrary to the ideals of
Victorian society by living his life in
both london’s west and east ends were
shown the two parts of Gray’s
personality the outgoing notorious
socialite aspect versus his dark and
seedy side number seven plot he was to
have eternal youth while the portrait
bore the burden of his shame told from
the third person point of view of an
anonymous narrator the book follows
Dorian Gray’s downward spiral from a
beautiful young man to a selfish
pleasure seeking criminal he had always
the look of one who’d kept himself
unspotted from the world
then suddenly some night he would go
down to dreadful places near blue Gate
Fields stay there day after day after
basil Hallward paints Gray’s portrait
Lord Henry Wotton persuades him that
beauty is the only thing in life worth
pursuing there’s such a little time but
your youthful lust you could never get
it back he breaks the heart of a young
actress and spends the next two decades
doing whatever he pleases
henceforth I shall live only for
pleasure everything else is meaningless
but with every sin he commits hallward’s
portrait becomes more and more hideous
revealing grace true nature and driving
him mad you told me you were destroyed
my painting I was wrong it has destroyed
me
number six Dorian Gray Dorian Gray had
never heard the praise of folly so
eloquently expressed the greed of
pleasures soared into a philosophy of
life while Dorian stood as if he were
under a spell even in his youth Dorian
Gray is good-looking and vain but once
he’s introduced to Lord Henry Wooden’s
immoral opinions he becomes focused only
on pleasure filled with curiosity about
places and people remote from his own
experience he wandered to the half world
of London the words of Lord Henry
vibrating in his mind live let nothing
be lost upon you be afraid of nothing as
the years pass and his immorality
increases great discovers he’s ageless
and hasn’t had to pay for his crimes
instead it’s Hall words painting that
grows older and more horrifying it was
as if the painting had sweated you of
blood though he tries to destroy the
painting gray ends up destroying himself
when the knife pierced the heart of the
portrait an extraordinary thing
number five basil Hallward basil
Hallward is an artist who makes his
friend Dorian Gray the subject of his
artistic masterpiece
unlike gray Holland has a strong moral
conscience and expresses concern for his
friends something has changed you
completely Dorian you look exactly the
same you talk as if you had no heart of
piquillo unfortunately this concern
leads to his demise when grey kills him
in anger
number four Lord Henry Wotton also known
as Harry Lord Henry Wotton is basil
hallward’s friend it’s your best work
basil the best thing you’ve ever done of
course I can’t believe that into
Israelis handset portrait
after meeting Dorian Gray he doesn’t
hesitate to push his opinions on the
young man and manages to convince him to
adopt a life of pleasure over pain
there’s no such thing as a good
influence mr. Gray all influence is
immoral as a member of the decadent
movement he is in stark contrast to
Victorian ideals and can be seen as the
catalyst that triggers Gray’s downfall
every impulse that we suppress broods in
the mind and poisons us there’s only one
way to get rid of a temptation and
that’s to yield to it
resist it and the soul grows sick with
longing for the things it is forbidden
to itself
number three values and themes one of
the novel’s main themes revolves around
aesthetics ISM and Dorian Gray’s double
life in the West End he’s a celebrity
reveling in wealth and life’s pleasures
while in the East End he associates with
lowlifes
since grey has essentially sacrificed
his soul for eternal youth and beauty
there’s a Faustian element to the tale
which leads to tragic results because if
you’re painting
this will never age scar other themes
also explored include good-versus-evil
mortality and the corruption of
innocence number two modern popularity
though it was initially criticized for
its lack of ethics the story’s literary
merits eventually won out while did have
to make some modifications but even so
the Picture of Dorian Gray is now
considered a classic of urban gothic
fiction and has a strong message that
resonates with many
number one adaptations many of the
novel’s themes especially dorian gray’s
pursuit of the Fountain of Youth have
been a human preoccupation for centuries
so it comes as no surprise that the
novel has inspired ballets operas music
books and screen adaptations the most
well known and well-received film
version is perhaps the oscar-winning
1945 flick It was as if some model
leprosy were eating living away what are
your favorite pieces of Dorian Gray
trivia for more informative top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com oh boy who can bear to
look at you now
inside a man yeah it’s the only
published novel by this 19th century
Irish writer and poet oh very kinda I
look forward to collecting the royalties
welcome to watchmojo.com and in this
installment of mojo notes we’ll be
exploring 10 things you should know
about Oscar Wilde’s the Picture of
Dorian Gray
number 10 about the author born in
Dublin Ireland in 1854 Oscar Wilde was
exposed to the worlds of Medicine and
culture by his successful parents while
studying the classics and reading the
greats during college he joined artistic
and literary movements he became known
for his writing especially his poems
plays and Soul novel during the late
19th century they loved it they
absolutely loved it after being
imprisoned for his lifestyle choices
Wilde succumbed to illness in 1900 where
have you been I’ve had no one to talk to
no one to look after me don’t be so
pathetic number 9 influences and
inspirations as his writing style
developed while the stetic ideas also
grew I think that the realization of
one’s self is the prime aim of life and
to me youth the mere fact of youth is so
wonderful that I would sooner talk to a
young man for half an hour than well to
be cross-examined in court this was
evident in his first and only novel the
Picture of Dorian Gray in which he
contrasted arts beauty with the beauty
of real life more I look who I see
the novel contains elements of gothic
fiction with a strong Faustian tone as
demonstrated by the temptations the
Dorian Gray yields to that eventually
corrupt his soul
number eight settings and era first
published in 1890 the Picture of Dorian
Gray is also set in the late 1800s when
the decadent movement was in full swing
you sure you ain’t take a cigarette I
get them directly from Cairo however as
part of this movement dorian gray’s
indulgence and life’s pleasures above
all else was contrary to the ideals of
Victorian society by living his life in
both london’s west and east ends were
shown the two parts of Gray’s
personality the outgoing notorious
socialite aspect versus his dark and
seedy side number seven plot he was to
have eternal youth while the portrait
bore the burden of his shame told from
the third person point of view of an
anonymous narrator the book follows
Dorian Gray’s downward spiral from a
beautiful young man to a selfish
pleasure seeking criminal he had always
the look of one who’d kept himself
unspotted from the world
then suddenly some night he would go
down to dreadful places near blue Gate
Fields stay there day after day after
basil Hallward paints Gray’s portrait
Lord Henry Wotton persuades him that
beauty is the only thing in life worth
pursuing there’s such a little time but
your youthful lust you could never get
it back he breaks the heart of a young
actress and spends the next two decades
doing whatever he pleases
henceforth I shall live only for
pleasure everything else is meaningless
but with every sin he commits hallward’s
portrait becomes more and more hideous
revealing grace true nature and driving
him mad you told me you were destroyed
my painting I was wrong it has destroyed
me
number six Dorian Gray Dorian Gray had
never heard the praise of folly so
eloquently expressed the greed of
pleasures soared into a philosophy of
life while Dorian stood as if he were
under a spell even in his youth Dorian
Gray is good-looking and vain but once
he’s introduced to Lord Henry Wooden’s
immoral opinions he becomes focused only
on pleasure filled with curiosity about
places and people remote from his own
experience he wandered to the half world
of London the words of Lord Henry
vibrating in his mind live let nothing
be lost upon you be afraid of nothing as
the years pass and his immorality
increases great discovers he’s ageless
and hasn’t had to pay for his crimes
instead it’s Hall words painting that
grows older and more horrifying it was
as if the painting had sweated you of
blood though he tries to destroy the
painting gray ends up destroying himself
when the knife pierced the heart of the
portrait an extraordinary thing
number five basil Hallward basil
Hallward is an artist who makes his
friend Dorian Gray the subject of his
artistic masterpiece
unlike gray Holland has a strong moral
conscience and expresses concern for his
friends something has changed you
completely Dorian you look exactly the
same you talk as if you had no heart of
piquillo unfortunately this concern
leads to his demise when grey kills him
in anger
number four Lord Henry Wotton also known
as Harry Lord Henry Wotton is basil
hallward’s friend it’s your best work
basil the best thing you’ve ever done of
course I can’t believe that into
Israelis handset portrait
after meeting Dorian Gray he doesn’t
hesitate to push his opinions on the
young man and manages to convince him to
adopt a life of pleasure over pain
there’s no such thing as a good
influence mr. Gray all influence is
immoral as a member of the decadent
movement he is in stark contrast to
Victorian ideals and can be seen as the
catalyst that triggers Gray’s downfall
every impulse that we suppress broods in
the mind and poisons us there’s only one
way to get rid of a temptation and
that’s to yield to it
resist it and the soul grows sick with
longing for the things it is forbidden
to itself
number three values and themes one of
the novel’s main themes revolves around
aesthetics ISM and Dorian Gray’s double
life in the West End he’s a celebrity
reveling in wealth and life’s pleasures
while in the East End he associates with
lowlifes
since grey has essentially sacrificed
his soul for eternal youth and beauty
there’s a Faustian element to the tale
which leads to tragic results because if
you’re painting
this will never age scar other themes
also explored include good-versus-evil
mortality and the corruption of
innocence number two modern popularity
though it was initially criticized for
its lack of ethics the story’s literary
merits eventually won out while did have
to make some modifications but even so
the Picture of Dorian Gray is now
considered a classic of urban gothic
fiction and has a strong message that
resonates with many
number one adaptations many of the
novel’s themes especially dorian gray’s
pursuit of the Fountain of Youth have
been a human preoccupation for centuries
so it comes as no surprise that the
novel has inspired ballets operas music
books and screen adaptations the most
well known and well-received film
version is perhaps the oscar-winning
1945 flick It was as if some model
leprosy were eating living away what are
your favorite pieces of Dorian Gray
trivia for more informative top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com oh boy who can bear to
look at you now
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