Critical quotes

Question 1

the setting of the story seems to parallel the protagonist in many instances

Answer 1

Landon Gilmore

Question 2

dorian is monstrous because an exterior hides a corrupt self

Answer 2

Halberstam

Question 3

beneath every face are the latent faces of ancestors, beneath every character their character

Answer 3

Henry Maudsley

Question 4

the divide between good and evil is not clear cut

Answer 4

Dryden

Question 5

Wottons influence planted a deviant seed but it is Grey who chose to nourish it

Answer 5

Jason Parent

Question 6

it is Stephenson’s story of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde told in reverse, Dorian keeping perfect public command of himself while his double rots in secret

Answer 6

Roger Luekhurst

Question 7

an image of the double life wilde was leading at the time

Answer 7

Ackroyd

Question 8

the novel suggests duplicity was an important part of existence in late victorian society

Answer 8

Robert Michell

Question 9

art can only regain its purity when the corrupting influence has been destroyed

Answer 9

Houston Baker

Question 10

helpless creatures with no power and control in their own lives (on women)

Answer 10

Leah Smith