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The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
Study Guide
Full Text
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
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
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
Chapters Seven-Eight Quiz
Further Study
Chapters Seven-Eight Quiz
1
of 5
How does Sibyl's acting change after she experiences real love with Dorian?
It becomes beautiful
It becomes nuanced
It becomes terrible
She gives up acting
2
of 5
Dorian abandons Sibyl when he realizes that he had been attracted to her because of what quality?
Her acting
Her youth
Her beauty
Her money
3
of 5
How has Dorian's portrait changed after he rejects Sibyl?
It looks older
It is sneering
It has a scar
It is darker
4
of 5
How does Sibyl deal with Dorian's rejection of her?
She kills herself
She becomes a nun
She seduces a sailor
She leaves London
5
of 5
How does Dorian feel when he learns of Sibyl's fate?
Anguished
Excited
Numb
Resentful
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