The Picture of Dorian Gray

After reading "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ", we read "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde.

This is a story of a young man named Dorian Gray. He has his portrait painted by Hallward which reflects Dorian's acts. He remains young and beautiful no matter how immoral things he does. Instead his portrait gets older and older. He can't stand his own ugly portrait and put a knife into the portrait. In the end, police find a bleeding, hideous-looking old man with a knife in his heart, and the portrait of Dorian, as beautiful as he was.

There's no description of Lord Henry Wotton in the extract we read in the class, but he seems to be a key person who suggests Dorian that the only thing worth pursuing in life is beauty, and the fulfillment of the senses (hedonism).

Oscar Wild wrote not only novels but also plays ("Lady Windermere's Fan", "Salomé" ,"The Importance of Being Earnest" etc), short stories for children ("The Happy Prince" etc) and poems. I want to read his comedy next time.