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Lord Henry Wotton examines Dorian Gray's portrait and discusses him with Basil Hallward.
Chapter 1Henry makes Dorian realize his beauty, and Dorian wishes the painting would age instead of him.
Chapter 2Dorian breaks up with Sibyl because her acting, once extraordinary, is now terrible.
Chapter 7Sibyl kills herself and a line of cruelty magically appears on the picture of Dorian.
Chapter 7Dorian hides the painting and reads a novel that influences him for years.
Chapter 10Dorian lets Basil see his transformed portrait, and then kills him for his horrified response.
Chapter 13Dorian stabs the painting to destroy any evidence of his link to Basil and dies as a result.
Chapter 20| Chapter | Summary |
|---|---|
| Preface | In the preface Wilde provides readers with key points of the 19th-century aesthetic movement and his views on beauty, th... Read More |
| Chapter 1 | When visiting his friend Basil Hallward, Lord Henry Wotton praises the portrait Basil is working on and suggests that he... Read More |
| Chapter 2 | Once Henry and Basil enter the studio, Henry and Dorian briefly talk about Aunt Agatha—their shared connection. Henry fi... Read More |
| Chapter 3 | The next day Lord Henry visits Lord George Fermor—his uncle—to learn more about Dorian Gray's background. Lord George ex... Read More |
| Chapter 4 | A month later Dorian is sitting in Henry's library, waiting for Henry. Lady Victoria Wotton, Henry's wife, enters. Doria... Read More |
| Chapter 5 | Chapter 5 opens with Sibyl Vane telling Mrs. Vane, her mother, how happy Dorian makes her, although she calls her suitor... Read More |
| Chapter 6 | Henry and Basil meet for dinner. Henry shares the news that Dorian is engaged. The friends talk about how foolish a choi... Read More |
| Chapter 7 | When the three men get to the theater, it is more crowded than usual. Henry is appalled by the crowd and surroundings, b... Read More |
| Chapter 8 | Dorian sleeps in the next day and, as he has a late breakfast, studies the portrait again—trying to decide if he had ima... Read More |
| Chapter 9 | The next morning Basil visits while Dorian is having breakfast. He's full of sympathy over Sibyl's death and doesn't bel... Read More |
| Chapter 10 | Basil leaves. Dorian tells his servant Victor to send in Mrs. Leaf, the housekeeper, and then to go fetch the frame make... Read More |
| Chapter 11 | This strange book influences Dorian for years. He buys multiple copies and binds them in different colors to match his m... Read More |
| Chapter 12 | On the foggy evening before Dorian's 38th birthday, he passes Basil on the street. Dorian hopes Basil hasn't seen him, b... Read More |
| Chapter 13 | Basil follows Dorian upstairs to the room where he has stored Basil's painting of him. He tears back the curtain to reve... Read More |
| Chapter 14 | Dorian sleeps so peacefully his servant has trouble waking him the next morning. The events of the previous night slowly... Read More |
| Chapter 15 | The evening following the body's disposal, Dorian attends a party hosted by Lady Narborough. He's nervous but appears ca... Read More |
| Chapter 16 | As Dorian rides to the opium den, he thinks back on what Henry told him the first day they met, about curing the soul by... Read More |
| Chapter 17 | A week later Dorian is sitting in the conservatory (greenhouse) of his country estate and chatting with the Duchess of M... Read More |
| Chapter 18 | The next day, despite his guests, Dorian stays in the house all day, terrified. He keeps thinking about seeing James Van... Read More |
| Chapter 19 | Not long after, Henry and Dorian are talking. Dorian tells Henry he's changing his life: he's going to be good. In fact ... Read More |
| Chapter 20 | As Dorian walks home, enjoying the pleasant evening, he hears people talking about him. This leads him to think about ho... Read More |
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