dorians longing for beauty Flashcards
what has dorian’s desire for youth and beauty caused
les him to be corrupt to extent that he’s willing to sell soul to devil for everlasting youth and beauty and his soul to be trapped in his portrait
what has selling his soul to devil produced
produced a chain of supernatural events beyond scientific understanding and natural state of nature, conclusively establishing the gothic elements of the novel
what do the gothic elements of the novel adhere to
dorians immoral acts of killing innocent lives as well as his inevitable demise
what causes the innocent and naive dorian to demise
the wrongful misguidance of lord henry having influenced him to live a morally wrong life of having a hedonistic mindset
what is the hedonistic mindset
only caring for one’s youth and beauty while ignoring the struggles of others in the society as well as neglecting essential elements of having a genuine life like being kind and compassionate to others
what has constructed dorian’s development towards immortality
his eagerness and longing for everlasting youth and beauty
what has lord henry instilled in dorian’s head
the idea of the importance of appearance which has altered and reshaped dorian’s beliefs, morals and views in life, highlighting his distorted judgement
lord henry quote to further tarnish dorian’s mindset about significance of beauty
“Yes, Mr Gray, the gods have been good to you. But what the gods give they quickly take away.”
“When your youth goes, your beauty will go with it,”
what does dorian’s obsession with appearance manifest for him
him to be overly ambitious which caused his downfall
is dorians intuition to be righteous still present at end
no. his longing to maintain his youthful appearance overrides his intuition to be righteous
