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A review by ladybug_09157
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
"Beauty is a form of Genius - is higher, indeed, than Genius, as it needs no explanation. It is of the great facts of the world, like sunlight, or spring-time, or the reflection in dark waters of that silver shell we call the moon. It cannot be questioned." (pg. 24)
"Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic." (pg. 39)
"I want the dead lovers of the world to hear our laughter, and grow sad." (pg. 54)
"To cure the soul by means of the senses, and the senses by means of the soul." (pg. 176)
"From cell to cell of his brian crept the one thought; and the wild desire to live, most terrible of all man's appetites, quickened into force each trembling nerve and fibre. Ugliness that had once been hateful to him because it made things real, became dear to him now for that very reason. Ugliness was the one reality." (pg. 177)
"Civilisation is not by any means an easy thing to attain to. There are only two ways by which man can reach it. One is by being cultured, the other by being corrupt." (pg. 200)
"Life has been your art. You have set yourself to music. Your days are your sonnets." "Look at that great honey-coloured moon that hangs in the dusky air. She is waiting for you to charm her, and if you play she will come closer to the earth." (pg. 207)
"The world is changed because you are made of ivory and gold. The curves of your lips rewrite history." (pg. 210)
- beauty vs. intellect
- morality of immortality (like the poem I wrote)
- no consequences for actions
- importance of impermanence
- blinding qualities/consequences of infatuation
- love vs fascination: dorian and sibyl, basil and dorian, henry and dorian
"Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic." (pg. 39)
"I want the dead lovers of the world to hear our laughter, and grow sad." (pg. 54)
"To cure the soul by means of the senses, and the senses by means of the soul." (pg. 176)
"From cell to cell of his brian crept the one thought; and the wild desire to live, most terrible of all man's appetites, quickened into force each trembling nerve and fibre. Ugliness that had once been hateful to him because it made things real, became dear to him now for that very reason. Ugliness was the one reality." (pg. 177)
"Civilisation is not by any means an easy thing to attain to. There are only two ways by which man can reach it. One is by being cultured, the other by being corrupt." (pg. 200)
"Life has been your art. You have set yourself to music. Your days are your sonnets." "Look at that great honey-coloured moon that hangs in the dusky air. She is waiting for you to charm her, and if you play she will come closer to the earth." (pg. 207)
"The world is changed because you are made of ivory and gold. The curves of your lips rewrite history." (pg. 210)
- beauty vs. intellect
- morality of immortality (like the poem I wrote)
- no consequences for actions
- importance of impermanence
- blinding qualities/consequences of infatuation
- love vs fascination: dorian and sibyl, basil and dorian, henry and dorian