The Picture of Dorian Gray is the first and only novel written by Irish poet and playwright Oscar wild the story can be described as fan as it follows of man who trads the purity of his soul for undying youth in the novel Dorian becomes obsessed with his image after posing for a portrait painting overwhelmed by the fear that the youth and Beauty captured in the portrait will fade Dorian passionately wishes for the picture to age and for him to remain as he is captured dorian's wish comes true but he soon finds that the portrait records
each of the sins he commits over time ultimately Dorian is driven to Madness as he tries to reconcile the bodily Decay recorded in his portrait The Story begins on a beautiful summer day in 19th century Victorian London bosel hallward a respect respected and reclusive painter entertains his aristocratic friend Lord Henry Watton at his home the two admire a portrait that bosil is working on and their discussion turns towards the sitter a handsome and Charming young man named Dorian Gray Lord Henry insists on meeting Basil's Muse but he refuses hoping to Shield the innocent boy from
Lord Henry's cynicism much to the painters Chagrin Basil's Butler announces that Dorian has arrived unexpectedly upon their introduction Lord Henry is immediately enraptured by dorian's charm and good looks Lord Henry who is particularly opinionated and persuasive begins talking to Dorian about the ephemerality of beauty Dorian is horrified by the idea that someday his Beauty will fade when bosil shows Dorian his completed portrait Dorian is overcome with horror by his realization that he will not look like he appears in the portrait forever influenced by his discussion with Lord Henry Dorian exclaims that he would give his
soul in order for himself to remain young while his picture grows old shocked by the young man's reaction bosel grabs a knife and moves to destroy the painting Dorian stops him declaring such an act would be murder bosel then vows to give Dorian the painting as a gift a month later Dorian visits Lord Henry in order to tell him some News Dorian has fallen in love with an outstanding actress named sible vain who performs in Shakespearean plays that are put on by a lower class theater troop Dorian proposes to an enthusiastic syil the bride's family
has their reservations C 's mother is hesitant to allow her daughter to Wed an upper class man because the family is plagued by their own Financial issues meanwhile cibil's younger brother James is suspicious of dorian's intentions and vows to murder Anyone who puts his sister In Harm's Way Dorian invites Lord Henry and bosel to watch Cil perform in Romeo and Juliet Lord Henry is swiftly judgmental and he mocks the low class behavior of the the theer goers to everyone's surprise cibil performs terribly the performance is unbearable to sit through and Lord Henry and bosel leave
an embarrassed Dorian alone in the theater following the performance Dorian confronts syil and expresses his disgust she tells him that she was unable to perform being in love when she feels so strongly enamored with Dorian Dorian reacts to to Si's compliment rather callously leaving the theater in a huff when he returns home he finds that Basil's portrait of him now Bears a touch of Cruelty in the mouth the following day Lord Henry arrives at dorian's residence unannounced Dorian tells his friend about his intention to reconcile with his fiance but Lord Henry informs Dorian that he
is too late syil has killed herself with poison following their fight Lord Henry advises Dorian to maintain a low profile so that he is not a suspect in cil's death bosel then visits Dorian and is a guest to learn that Dorian appears unmoved by civil suicide bosel notices that the portrait he has painted of Dorian is now covered bosel inquires a bit about the portrait but Dorian finds the questions invasive Dorian decides to lock the covered painting in the attic for the foreseeable future 18 years pass and Dorian Garners an atrocious reputation among London Society
for his frivolous lifestyle after a prolonged period of not seeing one another Doran runs into bosel and invites the artist back to his home to see the portrait when bosel sees his painting he is horrified it's entirely unrecognizable identifiable only by its frame and his own signature bosel ex claims that Dorian is diabolic and in a fit of rage Dorian retaliates by stabbing and killing bosel Dorian calls upon his chemist friend Alan Campbell to help him dispose of Basil's body following the murder a gleam of red blood appears on the hands of Dorian Gray's portrait
Alan Campbell is later revealed to have committed SU suicide after assisting with dorian's request to escape the guilt of his crime Dorian goes to an opium den while there he runs into James the brother of the late Cil vean who recognizes Dorian after he is called Prince Charming by a passer by James vows to kill Dorian which leads Dorian to pretend that he never knew subul vean in order to defend himself Dorian asks J s to look into his eyes how could he have possibly been cibil's ex-lover if Syble died 18 years ago and he
appears to be no older than 20 James apologizes and Dorian leaves quickly but another female Patron in the den explains that James's hunch was right James runs after Dorian who has already fled the scene although Dorian Dodges James 's brother is thirsty for Revenge James begins to stalk Dorian causing the protagonist to fear for his life Dorian locks himself inside his home for three days finally leaving to accompany Lord Henry and some others on a short hunting Excursion during the hunt a person hiding in a nearby Thicket is shot and killed the body is identified
as that of James Dorian is relieved to know that he is is no longer targeted and he spends the next few months trying to reverse his corrupt Behavior although Dorian has been rather nonchalant about his previous actions he does think about those that have whether directly or indirectly died under his name Syble bosel Allen and James he is desperate to undo his wrongs and he begins to behave in a morally virtuous way for example he chooses to treat a young lady that he is courting with more care and respect Dorian wonders if his Newfound goodness
is reflected in the portrait however when he looks at basel's painting His Image appears even more grotesque haunted Dorian turns his attention to a knife on a nearby table which he notices is still stained by basel's Blood he takes it and stabs the picture dorian's servants awake to a dreadful shriek coming from the attic they go upstairs to investigate when to their disgust they find the body of an unrecognizable man lying on the floor with a knife pierced through his chest the body resembles the last incarnation of basel's portrait mangled and withered the servants identified
the disfigured body as Dorian only by the rings on their boss's fingers beside Dorian is his portrait Young and Beautiful once again
