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The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
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Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
The Preface–Chapter Two
Chapters Three–Four
Chapters Five–Six
Chapters Seven–Eight
Chapters Nine–Ten
Chapters Eleven–Twelve
Chapters Thirteen–Fourteen
Chapters Fifteen–Sixteen
Chapters Seventeen–Eighteen
Chapters Nineteen–Twenty
Characters
Character List
Dorian Gray
Lord Henry Wotton
Basil Hallward
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Quotes By Theme
Appearances
Art
Good vs. Evil
Mortality
Influence
Quotes By Section
The Preface – Chapter 2
Chapters 3–4
Chapters 5–6
Chapters 7–8
Chapters 9–10
Chapters 11–12
Chapters 13–14
Chapters 15–16
Chapters 17–18
Chapters 19–20
Quotes By Character
Dorian Gray
Lord Henry Wotton
Basil Hallward
Sibyl Vane
James Vane
Further Study
Context
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Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
The Preface-Chapter Two
Chapters Three-Four
Chapters Five-Six
Chapters Seven-Eight
Chapters Nine-Ten
Chapters Eleven-Twelve
Chapters Thirteen-Fourteen
Chapters Fifteen-Sixteen
Chapters Seventeen-Eighteen
Chapters Nineteen-Twenty
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
Sample A+ Essay
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Context Quiz
Further Study
Context Quiz
1
of 5
Where was Oscar Wilde born?
England
Scotland
Ireland
United States
2
of 5
Wilde received widespread notoriety for what kind of writing?
Poetry
Plays
Novels
News articles
3
of 5
Including The Picture of Dorian Gray, how many novels did Wilde write?
One
Two
Three
Four
4
of 5
What was Wilde convicted of in 1895?
Libel
Treason
Sodomy
Slander
5
of 5
When did Wilde convert to Roman Catholicism?
As a child
When he started writing
In prison
On his deathbed
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