: While Dorian’s face remained flawlessly young, the portrait in his attic became a grotesque monster, reflecting every sin and act of malice. The Climax
Dorian Gray was a young man of extraordinary beauty in Victorian London. His friend, the artist Basil Hallward, painted a portrait of Dorian that captured his youthful perfection. During the sitting, Dorian met the cynical Lord Henry Wotton, who preached a philosophy of hedonism—that youth and beauty were the only things worth living for. Dorian Gray
A beautiful portrait of their master as they had always known him. : While Dorian’s face remained flawlessly young, the
: Returning home, he noticed the portrait had developed a sneer of cruelty. During the sitting, Dorian met the cynical Lord
In a final moment of despair, Dorian grabbed a knife and stabbed the canvas to destroy the evidence of his sins. A crash and a scream were heard by his servants. When they broke into the room, they found:
Terrified of aging, Dorian made a fateful wish: that he could remain young forever while the portrait aged in his place. To his surprise, the wish came true. The Descent