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1. • • Dorian sits for several portraits, and Basil often depicts him as an ancient Greek hero or a mythological figure. When the novel opens, the artist is completing his first portrait of Dorian as he truly is, but, as he admits to his friend Lord Henry Wotton, the painting disappoints him because it reveals too much of his feeling for his subject.
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   Who are the three main characters in the picture of Dorian Gray?

   • The Picture of Dorian Gray: summary The three main characters in The Picture of Dorian Gray are the title character (a beautiful young man), Basil Hallward (a painter), and Lord Henry Wotton (Basil Hallward’s friend). The novel opens with Basil painting Dorian Gray’s portrait.

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   What does Dorian Gray symbolize?

   • The picture we have of Dorian Gray is blown up out of all proportion by these two characters. To Henry, Dorian is a symbol of beauty, a collection of colors and lines, just like Basil’s painting. To Basil, Dorian represents something bigger than art, something inexplicable.

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   Did Lord Henry see a painting of Dorian Gray?

   • Lord Henry, visiting Basil Hallward’s studio, sees the artist’s painting of Dorian Gray. Basil refuses to sell a work that contains so much of himself. He is reluctant to let Lord Henry meet Dorian, but Dorian arrives at the studio.

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   • LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in The Picture of Dorian Gray, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. The novel opens in the gorgeous flower-filled rooms of Basil Hallward ’s house.

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   What is the picture of Dorian Gray about?

   • The Picture of Dorian Gray is, at bottom, a novel of surfaces and appearance. We say ‘at bottom’, but that is precisely the point: the novel is, as many critics have commented, all surface. Lord Henry is so taken by the beauty of Dorian Gray that he sets about being a bad influence on him.

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   Why does Lord Henry want to meet Dorian Gray?

   • Lord Henry remembers that he's heard the name Dorian Gray before, from his Aunt Agatha; he hadn't paid attention when she mentioned him, but now wishes he had. Basil replies that he's glad he didn't because he still doesn't want Henry to meet Dorian—and right on cue, Basil's butler announces that Mr. Dorian Gray has arrived.

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   Detailed Summary. The narrative starts in the beautiful, blossom-filled chambers of Basil Hallward's residence. Lord Henry Wotton and Basil are in Basil's painting studio, where they examine a painting Basil has been creating of a slender, attractive young man. Henry compliments the piece, but Basil declares he won't exhibit it anywhere.

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   Chapter 1. The studio was filled with the rich odour of roses, and when the light summer wind stirred amidst the trees of the garden, there came through the open door the heavy scent of the lilac, or the more delicate perfume of the pink-flowering thorn.

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   The Picture of Dorian Gray Chapter 1 Summary. In the midst of a beautiful, luxurious painter's studio, we meet Lord Henry Wotton and his friend, artist Basil Hallward. The studio is Basil's, and, as they chat, he critically regards his current masterpiece, a portrait of a gorgeous young man.

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    Dorian, shocked by the change in the portrait, locks it away at the top of his house, in his old schoolroom. Inspired by an immoral ‘yellow book’ which Lord Henry gives to him, Dorian continues to experience all manner of ‘sensations’, no matter how immoral they are.

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    Chapter 1 Summary. Lord Henry, visiting Basil Hallward’s studio, sees the artist’s painting of Dorian Gray. Basil refuses to sell a work that contains so much of himself. He is reluctant to let Lord Henry meet Dorian, but Dorian arrives at the studio.