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How far would you go to be beautiful forever? In The Picture of Dorian Gray, the main character Dorian Gray took as far as wishing upon a portrait of himself. It all started when a man name Basil Hallward painted a beautiful portrait of a young man. Basil discussed the painting with his close friend, Lord Henry Wotton. Lord Henry is smart and scandalous man. He believes that this is Basil’s best work and he suggests that he shows it off publicly. Basil admits to Lord Henry that his model in his painting is actually a young man by the name of Dorian Gray. Basil and Dorian met at Lady Brandon’s party. Basil looked over and spotted Dorian. Basil told Henry when he seen Dorian, "A curious sensation of terror came over me" (Wilde, 7). Basil …show more content…

As a child, Oscar attended the Portora Royal School. He graduated in 1871. Oscar was a very smart child. He was given a scholarship to attend Trinity College. He was even rewarded his school’s foundation scholarship, which is one of the highest honor. He later attended Magdalen College in Oxford. Graduation year, Oscar attempted to write poems. He wrote a poem called "Ravenna". The poem won the Newdigate Prize for having the best English verse composition. After graduating from Oxford, Oscar moved to London to continue writing poems then he moved to New York to give a lecture …show more content…

They had 2 sons, Cyril and Vyvyan. Soon after, Oscar wrote his first novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. Oscar had a connection with the character Basil Hallward. Basil had more than just friendship with Dorian Gray. Basil was in love him romantically. Around the time Oscar was enjoying his success from his book, Wilde was having an affair with a man named Alfred Douglas. Alfred’s father, the Marquis of Queensberry, got word about his son's affair with Oscar. He went over to Oscar's home and left a note saying "Oscar Wilde: Posing Somdomite", misspelling of sodomite. Oscar was upset by the note and tried to sue him for libel. That was the worst idea he could have done. When the trial started, Queensberry told the court about Oscar's homosexuality. He showed the court love letters that Oscar wrote to Douglas. The judge dismissed the libel case and arrested Wilde for "gross indecency". He was sentenced to two years in prison. Oscar said that "Basil Hallward is what I think I am: Lord Henry is what the world thinks of me: Dorian is what I would like to be". Oscar based The Picture of Dorian Gray off of the feelings that he couldn't express to the

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