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Introduction ? .r)tt 'flf I could stay young and the picture grow old! For that - for that - Iwould gíue euerything! I would giue my soulfor that!t"'Qli'When the artist Basil Hallward paints a picture of his friend, theyoung and very handsome-borian Gray, it is the most importantwork of his life. His friend Lord Henry'Wotton calls it, 'the bestportrait of our time.' But neither man can guess how importantit will be to Dorian Gray himself. Because when Dorian sees thefinished portrait, he makes a wish. He wishes that the beautifulyoung man in the picture in front of him will grow old while hehimself will look young and handsome for ever. Llnfortunatelyfor Dorian and for everyone he meets, his wish comes true - in amost terrible way.Basil's friend, Lord Henry, is interested in Dorian and teachesDorian to value beauty and pleasure above all things. Dorianfollows this teaching, and other people suffer as a result. Doriandoes not feel responsible. He sees his life as a great work of art.As the years pass, Dorian's secret life becomes worse, and he doesterrible things to keep his secret. But he still looks young, goodand beautiful. Only the face in the picture changes. The face in thepicture grows older and more ugly with every ugly act that Doriandoes. The picture shows the corruption of Dorian's soul.Can Dorian hide this picture of his corrupted soul for ever? Orcan he kill his past?This extraordinary and famous story takes place in the late 1800sin London, among rich people who do not need to work. It wasthis world of high sociefy that Oscar'Wilde wrote about in mostof his works.
ln The Picture of Dorian Gray,we can see much of Wilde's ownpersonaliry. H. wrote in one of his letters that the three maincharacters in this story are three parts of himself' He said,'BasílHallward ís what I think I am: Lord Henry what the world thinks me:Dorian what I would like to be - in other ages, perhaps.'Oscar Wilde was one of the most important English-languagewriters of the nineteenth century. He was born in Dublin, Ireland,on 16 October 1854. His father was a doctor, a specialist in diseasesof the eye and ear, and his mother a writer and translator. He wentto Dublin and Oxford universities, where he was an unusuallyclever student. At Oxford he won an important ptize but he waseven more famous for his unusual personal sfyle. His long hair,bright clothes, amusing conversation and ideas about art won himmany followers. His habit of making fun of people also madeenemies.In 1878 he moved to London. His first book of poems appearedin 1881 but it did not bring him much money. He went on a tourof the United States, where he gave talks on art and society.In 1884 Wilde married Constance Lloyd, who gave birth totheir r,wo sons, Cyril in 1885 andVyvyan in 1886. Constance wasan intelligent woman who read widely and could speak severallanguages. She had an independent mind and was not afraid to saywhat she thought.Wilde began to work seriously at his writing in 1887. Hewrote two books of children's stories. His first and only full-lengthadult story, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891), first appeared in anAmerican ma,gazine. It came out in book form the next year andwas strongly criticized for the suggested sexual interest befweenr'wo men. He also wrote plays about fashionable sociery includingLady Windermere's FAn (1892), A Woman o/ No Impofiance (1893)and An Ideal Husband (1895).Most popular of all wx The Importance of Being Earnest (1895),
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ACTIVITIESChapters 1-2Before you re
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The Picture of Dorian GrayAn artist
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