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An old fellow called Lord Henry is questioning an artist called Basil Hallward on why he refuses to exhibit his art to the public. Since both of them are friends, the artist explains that "He has put too much of himself in the art" and the influence of his art was heavily shifted by a young man called Dorian Gray. Lord Henry is intrigued about this young man and how he has influenced Basil's art to the point that he refuses to exhibit it, so he wants to meet the young fellow.

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Basil Hallward - A passionate artist who likes to express his emotions and life on a canvas.
Lord Henry - A witty, charming, and wise old fellow who seems to have endless wisdom about life and its ways.
Dorian Gray - A young man who has youth, looks, and charisma on his side.

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1) Basil Hallward tells the reason for him not exhibiting his art piece.
2) Basil reveals a character called "Dorian Gray."
3) Henry grows curious about Dorian Gray.

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1) "Intellect is in itself a mode of exaggeration, ..." - Lord Henry (Chapter 1)
2) "Conscience and cowardice are really the same things, ..." - Lord Henry (Chapter 1)

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1) What does Basil mean by "I put too much of myself in the art piece"?

2) Why is Lord Henry so interested in Dorian Gray?

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1) Henry will play a big part in what happens in the next chapter,
2) Dorian will fascinate Henry,
3) Basil will not like the confrontation between Dorian and Henry.

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Lord Henry and Basil Hallward meet Dorian Gray in the artist's studio. Lord Henry gets an understanding of why Basil admires Dorian so much. Henry and Dorian have a chat while Basil paints a portrait of the young man. Henry shares his outlook on life with Dorian, and he is stunned by the information. Lord Henry goes on to tell Dorian to enjoy his youth since that is the time when everything is perfect. After Basil finished the portrait, both Henry and Dorian looked at it. Dorian, while looking at the painting, wishes that the painting could grow old and he could stay young instead.

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Main character development - Dorian Gray

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Main character development - Dorian Gray

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Dorian Gray is a young man, who is quite innocent about the world around him.

He learns a new perspective on life from Lord Henry about the importance of youth.

The character development is quite consistent with his introduced personality with him wanting to find out more about life and its ways.

I personally think that this character will grow heavily throughout the story due to his learning-hungry nature.

3 Keywords to describe this character - Charismatic, Young, Innocent

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Lord Henry learns why Dorian is so fascinating,

Dorian gains a new outlook on life due to Lord Henry telling him his view of life,

Dorian learns the importance of youth,

Dorian wishes to stay young but the portrait to grow old.

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The power of Youth and Beauty

The hard reality of eventually losing youth and beauty

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Why did Lord Henry decide to share his view of life with Dorian?

Will Basil be overshadowed by Lord Henry in terms of how much time is spent with Dorian?

Will Dorian change significantly because of Lord Henry's influence?

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1) Basil's art will change along with Dorian's personality shifting.
2) Henry will play a big part in influencing Dorian.

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Lord Henry goes to his uncle George Furmur to find out more about Dorian's past. George reveals that Dorian is born from a rich family but how both of his parents died shortly after his birth. After that Lord Henry goes to a dinner meeting to scout for more information. Eventually he meets Dorian within the party and they both chat for a bit. Henry brings out the topic of "Influence" to Dorian. He explains that influence is an art form in itself but it should not be desired.

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George Furmur - He's the uncle of Lord Henry who seems to know a lot about the events of the past. He only appears once throughout the entire novel as support to Lord Henry's character reveal.

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We learn that Lord Henry likes to have information on people he deems worth to be around.

He reaches out to his uncle to find out more about Dorian Gray.

The development seems to match how Henry was first introduced in the novel, but with this chapters events it shows how he wants to learn information on people he doesn't really know about.

This character to me seems a little shady, as in, he uses other people to his own benefit but feels the need to know everything there is to know about a person he interacts.

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Lord Henry learns about the terrible upbringing of Dorian Gray from his uncle George Furmur.

Lord Henry goes to a dinner meeting to learn more information about Dorian Gray.

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The strive to find out more about Dorian Gray

The beauty and undesirability of Influence

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Why does Lord Henry want to find out more about Dorian's life?

What will Lord Henry do with the information he gains about Dorian Gray?

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"Influence is a satisfying art form in itsself." - Lord Henry (Chapter 3)

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I was expecing Dorian to be an another high class wealthy man who spends his money without second thought, but revealing his terrible upbringing in this chapter changed my outlook of the character. It is apparent that Lord Henry is trying to influence Dorian.

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The events of this chapter take place a month later after the previous chapter. Dorian waits for Lord Henry in the Lord Henry's library. Lady Victoria, Lord Henry's wife, recognizes Dorian from pictures she had seen of him, and both have a chat about Victoria's husband. After Henry arrives and Victoria leaves, Dorian and Henry talk about marriage. During the topic, Dorian reveals to Lord Henry how he's in love with an actress named Sybil Vane. Dorian claims that she's an acting genius, but Henry denies the possibility that a woman can be an acting genius. Dorian tells Henry how he met her in a poor theatre play. Later, after Dorian had left, Lord Henry got a telegram from Dorian saying how he and Sybil were both engaged for marriage.

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Lady Victoria - The wife of Lord Henry who has been married to him for many years now.
Sybil Vane - A young actress whom Dorian met in a theatre play. Dorian claims that she's a theatrical genius.

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Dorian reveals how he's in love with an actress called Sybil Vane.

Lord Henry gets a telegram from Dorian on how he and Sybil Vane are engaged for marriage.

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Dorian's beginnings of love

Naive progression in romance

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Why did Dorian decide to propose marriage to Sybil in such a short amount of time?

What will family members of Sybil Vane think about the sudden relationship forming between her and Dorian?

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Dorian revealing how he's in love with a woman is fine, but his proposing to her for marriage on such short notice shows how naive Dorian is.

Lord Henry voicing remarks about Sybil Vane not having the ability to be a theatrical genius shows how he leans more on active misogyny.

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Sybil expresses to her mother how Dorian makes her so happy. She also mentions how she doesn't even know his real name and uses "Prince" as his alias. Sybil's mother considers her having a relationship an inconsiderate thing to do because it might impact her profession as an actress. The mother also mentions how her brother James will be leaving for Australia. But then the mother hypocritically says how the relationship might be a good thing because of her hearing that Dorian is wealthy. Later on, after Sybil had left, her brother James expressed his worries to the mother about the forming relationship. He also states that if Dorian hurts Sybil, he will, personally, kill him.

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Sybil Vane's mother - A low-class woman who, judging from this chapter, appears to have experience with relationships and their misfortunes.
James - A low-class man who is the brother of Sybil Vane. He despises high-class people and, for that reason, is worried about the relationship between Dorian and her.

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Sybil tells her mother about the relationship she has with Dorian.

Mother tells her how it isn't generally a good idea to have a relationship as it would affect her work.

Brother James shows his displeasure with the relationship.

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Love vs Work

High-Class and Low-Class individual hatred

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Having Sybil's mother tell Sybil how it is a bad idea to get into a relationship since it would cause problems in her workspace, shows us how the mother's life played out when she did get into a relationship as Sybil.

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Harry reveals to Basil, that Dorian is getting engaged for marriage. Basil, a little disappointed, wondered why Dorian told this big news only to Harry and not him. Dorian comes into the dining room telling both of them that they should congratulate him for this grand event in his life. Dorian goes on to tell how Sybil is the best thing that has ever happened to him along with a rundown on how the engagement occurred. Dorian claimed that Harry's wisdom about life was incorrect. Harry defended by saying that he is neither correct nor incorrect due to his theories coming from Mother Nature and not him. He also noted how Sybil isn't that great of a woman and how all women are mostly the same. Dorian doesn't like the remarks Harry voices so he invites both of them to a theatre play where Sybil will take part to show, how great she is.

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Basil learns about the engagement from Henry.

Dorian expresses Sybil's greatness.

Henry makes misogynistic remarks about Sybil.

Dorian invites both to a theatre play to prove Sybil's greatness.

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Why do High and Low-class people despise each other?

Why did Sybil take up on the engagement from Dorian?

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The Sweetness of Love

Misogyny of the opposing gender

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Why does Henry oppose the idea that women can be as great as men?

Is Henry causing Basil to have less connection with Dorian?

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As I see it, Basil getting the news from Henry instead of Dorian shows how Basil and Dorian are slowly becoming more distant in terms of communication.

Instead, Dorian is getting even closer to Henry, and Henry's influence is changing Dorian's view of how he looks at things such as romance.

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All three had gathered in the hall to see Sybil perform. Basil and Harry admired the beauty that she possessed. After Basil and Harry saw her acting skills on stage, they found her as a mediocre actress with good looks. Basil and Henry left Dorian alone to let him see through the whole play. After the show, Dorian visited backstage where Sybil was at the moment. Dorian was confused about why Sybil performed so horribly on the stage. Sybil said that it was obvious, that the reason was the love they both developed for each other which opened her soul to an understanding. The understanding was that acting made her do and say things she didn't want to say or do. Dorian, in disdain, told her how she ruined herself for him and how she had now lost his interest. He left Sybil sobbing and begging on the floor not to leave him but he didn't bat an eye. After Dorian wandered around the dark streets the entire night, he found himself in Basil's studio. He decided to examine the portrait of himself. He saw something odd about the portrait as if it was getting a bit gloomier. He realized how big of a mistake he made leaving Sybil on the floor and decided to try to make amends with her the next day.

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Due to Sybil's mediocre acting that night, Harry and Basil deem her a mediocre actress.

Dorian breaks up with Sybil.

Dorian, after examining the portrait, realizes the mistake he had made.

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Love vs Acting

Bittersweetness of Love

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Why didn't Dorian give Sybil a second chance?

Why did he wander around the streets at night?

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The next day, after the play of Sybil Vane, Dorian woke up quite late. His valet gave him letters that had been delivered to him. Dorian noticed one of the letters being Henry's but he cast it aside due to Dorian being afraid to read something he may not like. Dorian wanted to inspect the painting again, but Henry started loudly banging on the door. Henry was surprised by Dorian's current mood after he opened the door. Dorian admits he was brutal towards Sybil Vane yesterday and is set to make amends with her. Henry asked if Dorian had opened his letter, to which he replied with a no. Henry explained that Sybil was dead. Dorian started to have an emotional breakdown, but Henry calmed him by saying that that was the most romantic thing she could have done in the name of love. And so Henry invited Dorian to an opera to try to forget this event happened.

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Dorian makes a love letter to Sybil to make amends with her.

Henry arrives and tells him that she's committed suicide.

Henry invited Dorian to an opera to forget the event.

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The bitter taste of tragedy

Tragedy is the best romance

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Why is Henry trying to make Dorian forget the event?

What is Henry trying to accomplish by trying to make Dorian forget the tragedy?

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In this chapter, it shows how much Dorian cares for Sybil Vane by trying to make amends with her with a love letter. Henry is either trying to:

Be a good friend and try to help Dorian take off his mind from the tragic event.

or

Trying to force his influence on Dorian when he's in a vulnerable state.

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I would say that, in this chapter, Dorian was trying so hard, to show Henry and Basil how great of an actress she is, that he didn't give Sybil a second chance to redeem her acting in that moment of anger. With that, Sybil was left on the floor sobbing and begging him not to leave her behind. Only after Dorian regained his cool he realized how bad of a mistake he made.

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Basil confronts Dorian about last night's events and pities him over the tragedy he has faced. Dorian told him not to mention the event and how it is in the past now. Basil was shocked by how little mind Dorian paid to the tragedy and by how much his personality had changed. Dorian says that Sybil's death was the purest way of expressing love. Basil concludes that Dorian has been influenced by Henry and he decides to voice the conclusion. Dorian admits that he is influenced by Henry, but he wouldn't turn to him for solving problems. Basil told Dorian that he wanted to exhibit the portrait he made in Paris. Dorian, not wanting Basil to see the changed expression on the portrait, refused. Basil explained, why he wanted to exhibit the painting but the explanation bored Dorian. Dorian was happy that Basil backed down from exhibiting the painting and was able to keep his secret unknown.

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Dorian tries not to care about Sybil's death.

Basil concludes that Henry influences Dorian too much.

Dorian tries to hide the portrait's secret and succeeds.

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Ignorance is bliss

Purity becoming corrupt

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Why did Dorian decide to take Henry's advice, which is to forget?

Will Basil be able to free Dorian from Henry's influence?

Is the portrait somehow connected to the tragedy?

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Main character development - Dorian Gray

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Main character development - Dorian Gray

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We learn how Dorian is taking on Henry's behavior of trying to dismiss tragic events like they never happened.

In this chapter, Dorian tries to dismiss the tragic events that occurred yesterday.

Due to Dorian being exposed to Henry's influence quite a lot, the development in his personality is consistent with how much he spends time with Henry.

I feel like Dorian is starting to go downhill from here out now...

The keywords for Dorian in this chapter would be Ignorant, Cold, and Secretive.

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Dorian decided to lock away the portrait, which holds and shows his corrupted soul, in an old school room where he spent his younger days studying or growing up.

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Dorian asks to get the key to the old school room.

Dorian asks his helpers to carry the portrait into the room.

Dorian locks the door to the room which contains the portrait.

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Appearance vs Reality

Art vs Life

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Argot - slang of a particular group or class.

Reverie - daydreaming.

Malady - a disease or ailment.

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Why doesn't Dorian want to show the portrait even to his closest friends?

Why was the schoolroom left uninhabited for several years?

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I think this chapter shows how Dorian isn't willing to learn from experiences. Instead, he tries to ignore the problem altogether and avoid the outcome. This also foreshadows Dorian's life of pleasure-seeking and pain-avoiding.

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Henry got Dorian a yellow book, which influenced Dorian for years. Dorian even decided to get five different colored books to match his mood. Rumors about Dorian start spreading. Dorian began pursuing multiple interests like Catholicism, Darwinism, Perfumes, Music, and Jewels.

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Sordid - filthy, dirty.

Poignant - pleasurably stimulating.

Fopperies - foolish character or action.

Anchorite - a person, who lives in seclusion.

Profligacy - wild extravagance.

Wan - suggestive of poor health.

Dalmatic - a robe worn by a British sovereign.

Tabernacle - a house of worship.

Pallid - deficient in color or liveliness.

Chalice - the cup-shaped interior of a flower.

Censers - a vessel for burning incense.

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Dorian meets Basil on a foggy night before Dorian's 38th birthday. Dorian hopes that Basil won't notice him but to no luck. Basil reveals to Dorian how he will be heading to Paris and stay there for six months. Dorian invites the artist inside his house to continue conversing. Basil introduces a serious topic, people are saying terrible things about Gray. Basil goes to ask a series of questions which Dorian dismisses most of them. Basil starts questioning himself if he even knows Dorian and that he would need to look into his soul to find out, which only God can do. Dorian said that Basil could see his soul, which the artist called blasphemy. And so Dorian invites Basil to come upstairs to prove him otherwise.

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Basil brings up the topic that Dorian is being talked bad things behind his back.

Basil wishes that he could see Dorian's soul.

Dorian invites Basil upstairs to prove that the artist can see Dorian's soul.

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Curate - a member of the clergy. Engaged as assistant to a parish priest.

Vices - practices, behaviors, or habits generally considered wrong in the associated society.

Debauchery - excessive indulgence in alcohol, drugs, or sex.

Ulster - One of 4 Irish historic provinces.

Marqueterie - object decorating with various material plates.

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Why does Dorian want to share his secret now?

Why is Dorian dismissing most of Basil's questions?

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This chapter displays a lot of uncertainty in both of the characters. Dorian displays a lack of clarity for anything by ignoring most of Basil's questions. The fog at the start of the chapter can be interpreted as the uncertainty of both of their lives. Both claim to have more control over their lives than they have.

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Dorian leads Basil upstairs to show him the painting Dorian stored in the locked schoolroom. Dorian opens the curtain to reveal the corrupted portrait of Dorian Gray. Basil is shaken in horror and thinks for a second that this isn't his artwork, but after further examination, Basil confirms it is his work. Basil questions the meaning of all this. Dorian reminds Basil of the prayer Dorian made after the painter had just finished the portrait. Basil, at first, is in denial and thinks that the portrait is damaged, but after further inspection, he accepts the fact that that is not the case. Basil, in tears, explains how bad Dorian's sins must have been for the painting to look that bad. In a moment of anger, Dorian picks up the shining knife in the corner of the room and murders the artist. Dorian establishes an alibi to cover up his crime.

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Dorian reveals the painting.

Basil saw how corrupt Dorian's soul had become to turn the painting that ugly.

Dorian kills Basil.

Dorian establishes an alibi.

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Art vs Life

Appearance vs Reality

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Wainscoting - wooden paneling that lines the lower part of the walls of a room.

Iniquities - immoral or grossly unfair behaviors.

Leer - look or gaze in an unpleasant way.

Trickle - Liquid flow in a small stream.

Mildew - a form of fungus.

Sodden - saturated with liquid, especially water, soaked through.

Dank - unpleasantly cold and damp.

Clammy - unpleasantly damp and sticky or slimy to the touch.

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Why did Basil try to save Dorian?

Why did Dorian murder Basil?

How is the painting transmitting the corruption of Dorian's soul?

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I am sad that a wholesome character like Basil got killed because Dorian couldn't compose himself and face the reality of what he has become. Basil tried to help Dorian. He tried cleansing his sins with prayers. Dorian's appearance is a facade to his actual being or personality.

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Dorian slept so peacefully the next day that his valet had trouble waking him up. After Dorian had woken up, he slowly remembered the events of yesterday. He decided not to think much about it unless he wanted to go crazy. Later, he sent a message to a man called Alan Cambell to arrive at his residence. Dorian grew agitated about waiting for him, but when he finally did arrive, it was apparent that Campbell did not want to be there. Dorian asks Campbell a favor, that being getting rid of Basil's corpse upstairs in the locked room. Alan immediately refused, but Dorian blackmailed him to agree. Alan requested a few supplies that needed to be got. Dorian requested his valet to get Campbell the necessary supplies for the experiment. After getting the necessary supplies, Alan worked tirelessly for hours until he was done. Dorian thanked him, but Campbell requested that they would never see each other again.

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Dorian messages Alan Campbell to arrive.

Dorian asks the favor along with blackmailing Alan.

Alan gets his supplies from Dorian's valet and gets to work.

After being done with the experiment, Alan requests that he and Dorian should never see each other again.

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Alan Campbell - A noted chemist who was a former friend of Dorian Gray. He is obsessed with science and biology, and that's where he seems to find his strength.

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Chiefest - First or foremost chief/principal.

Mellow - pleasantly smooth or soft/free from harshness.

Genial - friendly and cheerful.

Wince - make a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of pain or distress.

Lest - with the intention of preventing / to avoid the risk of.

Liveries - Special uniforms worn by a servant, an official, or a member of a city company.

Stanzas - a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem / a verse.

Campanile - an Italian bell tower, especially a free-standing one.

Folly - lack of good sense/foolishness.

Tassel - a tuft of loosely hanging threads as cords knotted at one end and attached to objects.

Entreat - ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something.

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What did Dorian write on that piece of paper?

Why did Alan decide to arrive at Dorian's residence in the first place if he didn't want to?

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I think that Dorian cannot go any lower than this. Blackmailing an old friend into disposing of a corpse is relatively low. Dorian's soul is no longer savable. He has gone too far. This chapter shows the outcome of one's influence over the innocent. They become corrupt and do things that no average person would do.

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Dorian will want to learn more about pleasure from Henry himself.

Henry will use the newly found information to manipulate Dorian and his personality.

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Dorian's relationship with Sybil will end quite quickly.

Henry will try to prevent Dorian from actually marrying Sybil.

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Sybil's ability to act on stage might become dull due to thinking about Dorian too much.

Dorian will get into a conflict with Sybil's brother, James.

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Basil will stray even further from Dorian in terms of contact.

Dorian's views about life will become twisted just like Henry's.

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Dorian will make amends with Sybil and try to keep less contact with Henry.

Henry will advise Dorian to leave the girl entirely.

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Dorian will start taking on more characteristics from Henry.

Sybil's brother James will get revenge on Dorian.

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Dorian will try to seclude himself from Basil.

Basil will try to pull Dorian out of Henry's influence.

The portrait of Dorian Gray will grow even more eerie as the story progresses.

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Rumors about Dorian's shift in personality will start to spread.

Dorian will try to ignore the corruption of the painting.

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Dorian will become unrecognizable even to his friends.

Dorian is going to start spreading wisdom just like Henry does.

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Basil will not believe that the soul of Dorian is affecting how the portrait looks and instead will blame the condition of the room.

Dorian will be dissatisfied with the remark Basil will make about the portrait and him.

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Dorian will be caught in the act of trying to dispose of the body.

Dorian's servants will grow suspicious of Dorian's activities.

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Henry will realize how badly he has influenced Dorian.

Dorian will feel unbearable remorse over his murder of Basil Hallward.

Alan Campbell will try to expose Dorian for his crime.

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Author - Oscar Wilde

The name of the book - Picture of Dorian Gray

The genre of the book - Gothic, Philosophical literature

Amount of pages read by the student - 188