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What are some examples of epigrams from the book The Picture of Dorian Gray?
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∙ 12y ago
"There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about."
" I like persons better than priciples, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world."
" I alaways like to know everything about my new friends, and nothing about my old ones."
" The worst of having a romance of any kind is that it leaves one so unromantic."
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∙ 12y agothere is an allusion to Jack the Ripper, when Dorian murders Basil. There is also an allusion to the Garden of Eden near the beginning with the three men being in a garden. lord henry is like the serpent and dorian is like adam.
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Who is Margaret Devereux in the book The Picture of Dorian Gray?
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What is the name of the man who doesn't age but his mirror image does?
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Which is correct spelling for gray?
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What are the release dates for The Picture of Dorian Gray - 1913?
The Picture of Dorian Gray - 1913 was released on: USA: 17 March 1913
What are the release dates for The Picture of Dorian Gray - 1915?
The Picture of Dorian Gray - 1915 was released on: USA: 20 July 1915
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When was A Portrait of Dorian Gray created?
"A Portrait of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde was written in 1890 and first published in 1891.
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In The Picture of Dorian Gray how does Dorian kill Basil?
He stabbed him on his neck.
What are the ratings and certificates for The Picture of Dorian Gray - 1973 TV?
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Who played Dorian Grey in the old film A Picture of Dorian Grey?
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Who is the fictional character that lives forever because his soul is stuck in his portrait?
The fictional character you are referring to is Dorian Gray, from Oscar Wilde's novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray." In the story, Dorian's portrait ages and reflects his sins, while he himself remains youthful and unsullied.
What is the Picture of Dorian Gray?
Oscar Wilde's novel.
Who is the authorof the picture of dorian gray?
Oscar Wilde
