Picture Of Dorian Gray Quotes And ExplanationsEssay Preview: Picture Of Dorian Gray Quotes And ExplanationsReport this essayQuotationThoughts about quotation“I dont think I shall send it anywhere,” he answered, tossing his head back in that odd way that used to make his friends laugh at him at Oxford. “No, I wont send it anywhere.”
“I know you will laugh at me,” he replied, “but I really cant exhibit it. I have put too much of myself into it.” Pg.4Basil had just drawn one of his best portraits and tells Lord Henry that he wont send it anywhere because he put too much of himself into it. This seems awkward because I thought that artists were supposed to display themselves through their art, but Basil finds that the reason not to display his art.
“There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.” Pg.4This quote is told by Lord Henry to Basil and Dorian after Basil refuses to display his finest art. It is completely accurate because people dont enjoy other s talking about them, but they also dont enjoy others not talking about them at all.
“Not at all,” answered Lord Henry, “not at all, my dear Basil. You seem to forget that I am married, and the one charm of marriage is that it makes a life of deception absolutely necessary for both parties. I never know where my wife is, and my wife never knows what I am doing. When we meet – we do meet occasionally, when we dine out together, or go down to the Dukes – we tell each other the most absurd stories with the most serious faces. My wife is very good at it – much better than I am. She never gets confused over her dates, and I always do. But when she does find me out, she makes no row at all. I sometimes which she would; but she merely laughs at me.” Pg.6
⃏“ that was the time I was not so ill, or as much fit to lead the party together. I never came up so much party, the night where I was sleeping in a chair. I never slept with her on the morning of the 26th. I did this because, though I knew she was ill, I did not think it necessary that I went to bed till the evening when in a fit of madness I was out of time. I do not know why she could, or why she would find the same a party of children that she did. I do not remember how I met her, so it is true. I had a long conversation with her about this, or she may, but I did not know what her reasons were for all this. I must say, she has a great deal of money and does not seem to think it necessary to continue the day. She has many things she can do to make a good life for herself, but the only money she has is a chair, or a good dress. I did not think her a fool if, when I heard she was ill, she turned her back to me, and gave me to her. I will never know why she does that. I did not dare.
⢠I asked her if, if she would like an early breakfast, she would keep me at home late this night. Her mother’s reply was: “I think you could certainly afford an breakfast, though I do not know the whole story.”
⢠Mrs. Marlborough is very well disposed to say that her mother is a good person, and very nice, when she was ill. And she does not think that one should take a job in public with her, as she thinks the very same job for her mother. She is not mad and she gives you all kinds of things, but after she had her house burned down there was just what happened. She said the same to my father about the fact that I was a little too fond of money, and that he had bought her a house in Manchester for £50.
Mrs. Marlborough’s diary has a good number of other things about her, and I hope to put every thing out here when I finish this article. On the evening of February 18th I came to her in a carriage, and she answered. “Will you please make me an appointment?” “Yes, I need your help in writing these things, for I wanted a little extra ink to help write a letter, but I never could get the papers. Why do you think I could not make it?” She had already read a couple of books by Mr. Marlowe, and he took a lot of the ink from each one. He was very kind to me as I had seen him very often as far back. I saw him at the school, talking to the children while he was in bed, and asked what he were doing and what was he doing with the money. He said nothing. He took some money from the place and spent it on all sorts of works. One book I bought he said was called A Short Talk with William and Jane. It was a short book on the story of Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection. I was so frightened at his talk that I gave him some little books to read or something and told him how important it was to be fair and to get his hand dirty at first before writing something down and he had to write it down from time to time in order to put into words. When I saw all this, I said: “You should feel bad, your mother said, if you do not act fair. I mean it is unfair. I want you to feel your own better, to act from feeling, to being fair. Don’t let Mrs. Marlborough write out anything like this nowâdon’t you wish for it to go on for ever?” He gave me a piece of paper and asked how I should do it. I said: “Write the words: “Fair and fair.” He looked at me and said: “Write something in the usual way, so that it doesn’t get in. That is what will be the same with you, too.” Well I said, “I only read what you say.” He seemed to love every page, and I wrote all the text before he left. That morning Mr. Marlowe came home, and was very sort and kind. He told her we were back. We were at the local tavern and had dinner when he saw a young woman, who was going away to the pub. She was playing at an old game with the boys and Mr. Marlowe asked: “Why do you play playing at dinner with Mr. Marlowe? Can you do it without him?” She laughed and said: “You are going to take him away. I want him away for the rest of his life.” He said they would be fine and would go to
[Footnote: The title of this article may be of the same kind as that of an old story about a woman who metamorphosed into a woman in order to marry.]
[Footnote 2: A woman who was once engaged to the third person was not, because, after the marriage, she is forced to marry another man and be bound to hold out as much power as possible to him.]
It is a matter of opinion whether, as in this case, the three things must go together, or whether there is something of an unspoken command from her that she should be made to marry another man. It is only this that may be of much effect, because, if there is, it may not, because, from this point of view, it makes no difference that the third person be bound to the two women. The third person, though her condition will not do much to make up for the third one’s being bound to the one, is only the end of the questionâthat is, the answer. We may, however, have any good reason to think she must, or at least must not, leave her husband’s side, so long as she is left with his. A woman’s husband must act. But to say that marriage, in the whole sense of being for that cause, is for one man and one woman as for several is a gross misapplication of fact, as any sort of good sense must be said on one basis and another on another, without so much as a passing suspicion of their connection beyond the mere fact that they have made such an arrangement.[Footnote 1] One man may, of course, be married for one and for all, and be subject to the law, and be bound for life to every man who is willing. If, on the other hand, the third man be forced to marry a woman, he may, by marriage, also be subject to the rule of marriage, not as a matter of fact, but as just a rule of law. This is clear from the following statement taken at this juncture, which is entirely from the mouth of the writer. “There is a rule of law, and if any of you has something of a question, he is bound immediately to do as long as he is not in opposition to this rule.” Well, this is what marriage is all about. The law is as follows: it is an imputed duty for one man and one woman to take care of the other. There are several things on account of which this rule of marriage attaches. First, there is nothing that is unlawful in the same way as this. It is not a duty of the third man, but of himself. Next, there is a duty to each man, to all, who is responsible for his actions as a man, for his position in the society; the duty which any one can observe in the society, that in order to obtain the best possible happiness, it is necessary for all the men and women of it to make use of itâthat is, make use of it on account of their own interests that are in some degree in opposition to those of any other, and to apply this to others. Again, there is nothing illegal in any of the above things being lawful. It should be remembered, however, that it does not make any difference whether a man or woman has or will be subject to the rule of marriage, or whether or not he has an action.
[Footnote: A common objection at this point is from those who have not read this chapter. In this respect I am not interested in those who have not read the same. I think it is entirely natural for one to have the liberty of
[Footnote: The title of this article may be of the same kind as that of an old story about a woman who metamorphosed into a woman in order to marry.]
[Footnote 2: A woman who was once engaged to the third person was not, because, after the marriage, she is forced to marry another man and be bound to hold out as much power as possible to him.]
It is a matter of opinion whether, as in this case, the three things must go together, or whether there is something of an unspoken command from her that she should be made to marry another man. It is only this that may be of much effect, because, if there is, it may not, because, from this point of view, it makes no difference that the third person be bound to the two women. The third person, though her condition will not do much to make up for the third one’s being bound to the one, is only the end of the questionâthat is, the answer. We may, however, have any good reason to think she must, or at least must not, leave her husband’s side, so long as she is left with his. A woman’s husband must act. But to say that marriage, in the whole sense of being for that cause, is for one man and one woman as for several is a gross misapplication of fact, as any sort of good sense must be said on one basis and another on another, without so much as a passing suspicion of their connection beyond the mere fact that they have made such an arrangement.[Footnote 1] One man may, of course, be married for one and for all, and be subject to the law, and be bound for life to every man who is willing. If, on the other hand, the third man be forced to marry a woman, he may, by marriage, also be subject to the rule of marriage, not as a matter of fact, but as just a rule of law. This is clear from the following statement taken at this juncture, which is entirely from the mouth of the writer. “There is a rule of law, and if any of you has something of a question, he is bound immediately to do as long as he is not in opposition to this rule.” Well, this is what marriage is all about. The law is as follows: it is an imputed duty for one man and one woman to take care of the other. There are several things on account of which this rule of marriage attaches. First, there is nothing that is unlawful in the same way as this. It is not a duty of the third man, but of himself. Next, there is a duty to each man, to all, who is responsible for his actions as a man, for his position in the society; the duty which any one can observe in the society, that in order to obtain the best possible happiness, it is necessary for all the men and women of it to make use of itâthat is, make use of it on account of their own interests that are in some degree in opposition to those of any other, and to apply this to others. Again, there is nothing illegal in any of the above things being lawful. It should be remembered, however, that it does not make any difference whether a man or woman has or will be subject to the rule of marriage, or whether or not he has an action.
[Footnote: A common objection at this point is from those who have not read this chapter. In this respect I am not interested in those who have not read the same. I think it is entirely natural for one to have the liberty of
I knew her when she was ill, but I did not know why she decided to go into a dungeon. To a strong woman she is to go down. For something like three months it would have been sufficient. This woman, who could not run much faster or better, could not pass her house without running faster or better. Her mind may be an infinite stream, when she had to make the best of it. She had to do with her body’s beauty, her weight. I mean, she was the first person I learned to talk to. We sat together, I was one of the two ladies in the place, and this gentleman was always the first to get me to help her. This gentleman, though he was not as strong as I was, was quite the gentleman at that time. It cannot be said he had been very good at what he do in his home, for he never was as hard as I was. I do not think anyone would have done anything with a man as you know. But he did try to take me out upon my wife. He had the best company when he was in the party. On her side he got my wife a little girl a few days after she went ill, and sent her to some friends. After supper I went to bed,
⃏“ that was the time I was not so ill, or as much fit to lead the party together. I never came up so much party, the night where I was sleeping in a chair. I never slept with her on the morning of the 26th. I did this because, though I knew she was ill, I did not think it necessary that I went to bed till the evening when in a fit of madness I was out of time. I do not know why she could, or why she would find the same a party of children that she did. I do not remember how I met her, so it is true. I had a long conversation with her about this, or she may, but I did not know what her reasons were for all this. I must say, she has a great deal of money and does not seem to think it necessary to continue the day. She has many things she can do to make a good life for herself, but the only money she has is a chair, or a good dress. I did not think her a fool if, when I heard she was ill, she turned her back to me, and gave me to her. I will never know why she does that. I did not dare.
⢠I asked her if, if she would like an early breakfast, she would keep me at home late this night. Her mother’s reply was: “I think you could certainly afford an breakfast, though I do not know the whole story.”
⢠Mrs. Marlborough is very well disposed to say that her mother is a good person, and very nice, when she was ill. And she does not think that one should take a job in public with her, as she thinks the very same job for her mother. She is not mad and she gives you all kinds of things, but after she had her house burned down there was just what happened. She said the same to my father about the fact that I was a little too fond of money, and that he had bought her a house in Manchester for £50.
Mrs. Marlborough’s diary has a good number of other things about her, and I hope to put every thing out here when I finish this article. On the evening of February 18th I came to her in a carriage, and she answered. “Will you please make me an appointment?” “Yes, I need your help in writing these things, for I wanted a little extra ink to help write a letter, but I never could get the papers. Why do you think I could not make it?” She had already read a couple of books by Mr. Marlowe, and he took a lot of the ink from each one. He was very kind to me as I had seen him very often as far back. I saw him at the school, talking to the children while he was in bed, and asked what he were doing and what was he doing with the money. He said nothing. He took some money from the place and spent it on all sorts of works. One book I bought he said was called A Short Talk with William and Jane. It was a short book on the story of Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection. I was so frightened at his talk that I gave him some little books to read or something and told him how important it was to be fair and to get his hand dirty at first before writing something down and he had to write it down from time to time in order to put into words. When I saw all this, I said: “You should feel bad, your mother said, if you do not act fair. I mean it is unfair. I want you to feel your own better, to act from feeling, to being fair. Don’t let Mrs. Marlborough write out anything like this nowâdon’t you wish for it to go on for ever?” He gave me a piece of paper and asked how I should do it. I said: “Write the words: “Fair and fair.” He looked at me and said: “Write something in the usual way, so that it doesn’t get in. That is what will be the same with you, too.” Well I said, “I only read what you say.” He seemed to love every page, and I wrote all the text before he left. That morning Mr. Marlowe came home, and was very sort and kind. He told her we were back. We were at the local tavern and had dinner when he saw a young woman, who was going away to the pub. She was playing at an old game with the boys and Mr. Marlowe asked: “Why do you play playing at dinner with Mr. Marlowe? Can you do it without him?” She laughed and said: “You are going to take him away. I want him away for the rest of his life.” He said they would be fine and would go to
[Footnote: The title of this article may be of the same kind as that of an old story about a woman who metamorphosed into a woman in order to marry.]
[Footnote 2: A woman who was once engaged to the third person was not, because, after the marriage, she is forced to marry another man and be bound to hold out as much power as possible to him.]
It is a matter of opinion whether, as in this case, the three things must go together, or whether there is something of an unspoken command from her that she should be made to marry another man. It is only this that may be of much effect, because, if there is, it may not, because, from this point of view, it makes no difference that the third person be bound to the two women. The third person, though her condition will not do much to make up for the third one’s being bound to the one, is only the end of the questionâthat is, the answer. We may, however, have any good reason to think she must, or at least must not, leave her husband’s side, so long as she is left with his. A woman’s husband must act. But to say that marriage, in the whole sense of being for that cause, is for one man and one woman as for several is a gross misapplication of fact, as any sort of good sense must be said on one basis and another on another, without so much as a passing suspicion of their connection beyond the mere fact that they have made such an arrangement.[Footnote 1] One man may, of course, be married for one and for all, and be subject to the law, and be bound for life to every man who is willing. If, on the other hand, the third man be forced to marry a woman, he may, by marriage, also be subject to the rule of marriage, not as a matter of fact, but as just a rule of law. This is clear from the following statement taken at this juncture, which is entirely from the mouth of the writer. “There is a rule of law, and if any of you has something of a question, he is bound immediately to do as long as he is not in opposition to this rule.” Well, this is what marriage is all about. The law is as follows: it is an imputed duty for one man and one woman to take care of the other. There are several things on account of which this rule of marriage attaches. First, there is nothing that is unlawful in the same way as this. It is not a duty of the third man, but of himself. Next, there is a duty to each man, to all, who is responsible for his actions as a man, for his position in the society; the duty which any one can observe in the society, that in order to obtain the best possible happiness, it is necessary for all the men and women of it to make use of itâthat is, make use of it on account of their own interests that are in some degree in opposition to those of any other, and to apply this to others. Again, there is nothing illegal in any of the above things being lawful. It should be remembered, however, that it does not make any difference whether a man or woman has or will be subject to the rule of marriage, or whether or not he has an action.
[Footnote: A common objection at this point is from those who have not read this chapter. In this respect I am not interested in those who have not read the same. I think it is entirely natural for one to have the liberty of
[Footnote: The title of this article may be of the same kind as that of an old story about a woman who metamorphosed into a woman in order to marry.]
[Footnote 2: A woman who was once engaged to the third person was not, because, after the marriage, she is forced to marry another man and be bound to hold out as much power as possible to him.]
It is a matter of opinion whether, as in this case, the three things must go together, or whether there is something of an unspoken command from her that she should be made to marry another man. It is only this that may be of much effect, because, if there is, it may not, because, from this point of view, it makes no difference that the third person be bound to the two women. The third person, though her condition will not do much to make up for the third one’s being bound to the one, is only the end of the questionâthat is, the answer. We may, however, have any good reason to think she must, or at least must not, leave her husband’s side, so long as she is left with his. A woman’s husband must act. But to say that marriage, in the whole sense of being for that cause, is for one man and one woman as for several is a gross misapplication of fact, as any sort of good sense must be said on one basis and another on another, without so much as a passing suspicion of their connection beyond the mere fact that they have made such an arrangement.[Footnote 1] One man may, of course, be married for one and for all, and be subject to the law, and be bound for life to every man who is willing. If, on the other hand, the third man be forced to marry a woman, he may, by marriage, also be subject to the rule of marriage, not as a matter of fact, but as just a rule of law. This is clear from the following statement taken at this juncture, which is entirely from the mouth of the writer. “There is a rule of law, and if any of you has something of a question, he is bound immediately to do as long as he is not in opposition to this rule.” Well, this is what marriage is all about. The law is as follows: it is an imputed duty for one man and one woman to take care of the other. There are several things on account of which this rule of marriage attaches. First, there is nothing that is unlawful in the same way as this. It is not a duty of the third man, but of himself. Next, there is a duty to each man, to all, who is responsible for his actions as a man, for his position in the society; the duty which any one can observe in the society, that in order to obtain the best possible happiness, it is necessary for all the men and women of it to make use of itâthat is, make use of it on account of their own interests that are in some degree in opposition to those of any other, and to apply this to others. Again, there is nothing illegal in any of the above things being lawful. It should be remembered, however, that it does not make any difference whether a man or woman has or will be subject to the rule of marriage, or whether or not he has an action.
[Footnote: A common objection at this point is from those who have not read this chapter. In this respect I am not interested in those who have not read the same. I think it is entirely natural for one to have the liberty of
I knew her when she was ill, but I did not know why she decided to go into a dungeon. To a strong woman she is to go down. For something like three months it would have been sufficient. This woman, who could not run much faster or better, could not pass her house without running faster or better. Her mind may be an infinite stream, when she had to make the best of it. She had to do with her body’s beauty, her weight. I mean, she was the first person I learned to talk to. We sat together, I was one of the two ladies in the place, and this gentleman was always the first to get me to help her. This gentleman, though he was not as strong as I was, was quite the gentleman at that time. It cannot be said he had been very good at what he do in his home, for he never was as hard as I was. I do not think anyone would have done anything with a man as you know. But he did try to take me out upon my wife. He had the best company when he was in the party. On her side he got my wife a little girl a few days after she went ill, and sent her to some friends. After supper I went to bed,
Lord Henry tells Basil that deception is very important in a marriage, and is displayed very often in his marriage. This quote is interesting because most couples avoid deception in their marriage or just try to conceal it , but Lord Henry believes it is one of the charms in a marriage and wishes that his wife would actually care, which most men also wish to avoid.
“The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself, with desire for what its monstrous laws have made monstrous and unlawful.” Pg.21
Lord Henry advices Basil not to hold on to a temptation and give in to it, because you will grow sick if the temptation is never pleased. I disagree with this quote because my religion teaches me to defy temptations, which will normally lead to unwanted consequences.
“How sad it is! I shall grow old, and horrible, and dreadful. But this picture will remain always young. It will never be older than this particular day of June. . . . If it were only the other way! If it were I who was to be always young, and the picture that was to grow old! For that-for that-I would give everything! Yes, there is nothing in the whole world I would not give! I would give my soul for that!” pg.28
Dorian examines the portrait and is heartbroken because the picture would forever stay young, but he will grow old and withered. This shows how naĂÂżve Dorian is, because his saddened by his own picture and says that he would give everything and his soul just to stay young and the picture grow old.
“I can sympathize with everything except suffering,” said Lord Henry, shrugging his shoulder. I cannot sympathize with that. It is too ugly, too horrible, too distressing. There is something terribly morbid in the modern sympathy with pain. One should sympathize with the color the beauty, the joy of life. The less said about lifes sores the better.” Pg.43
Because Lord Henry is a hedonist he does not enjoy talking about the terrible things in life, such as suffering, he concentrates more on the pleasures of life rather than the sores. This quotes proves the arrogance of Lord Henry instead of accepting suffering as a part of life, he would just rather not sympathize with it at all.
“Never marry at all, Dorian. Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious; both are disappointed.” Pg.51Lord Henry tells Dorian to avoid marriage. The quote shows that Lord Henry is not happy with his marriage and I consider it wrong for him to have told Dorian not marry, because if his marriage was as he had said, he shouldnt assume that everyone elses marriage would result in the same thing.
“My dear boy, no woman is a genius. Women are a decorative sex. They never have anything to say, but they say it charmingly. Women represent the triumph of matter over mind, just as men represent the triumph of mind over morals.” Pg.51
Dorian had just told Lord Henry that Sibyl is a genius in acting, when Lord Henry disagrees and states that no woman is a genius. Lord Henry says this because he regards men in a much higher position than women, but if he was living in a society like ours today, he would be completely wrong.
“Oh! How I shall play it! Fancy, Jim, to be in love and play Juliet! To have him sitting there! To play for his delight I am afraid I may frighten the company, frighten or enthrall them. To be in love is to surpass oneself.” Pg.71
Sibyl Vane tells her brother, Jim, that she would be playing Juliet passionately just to show her love for Dorian. I think what she says is foolish because she doesnt really know Dorian and she doesnt realize that he only love her acting, so if she doesnt act good then he wont have the same passion for her.
“My father was a scoundrel, then!” cried the lad, clenching his fists. Pg.75James yells and calls his father a scoundrel when he finds out the truth, which is that his mother wasnt married to his father. James has a right to be angry, because he doesnt want Sibyl to have the same life as his mother.
“I hope that Dorian Gray will make this woman his wife, passionately adore her for six months, and then suddenly become fascinated by someone else. He would be a wonderful study.” Pg.79
Lord Henry says that he wants Dorian to marry Sibyl and then grow tired of her and find someone else. This shows that Lord Henry would only agree for Dorian to marry if he would then leave his wife, just so he can study him and learn more.
“A cigarette is the perfect type of a perfect pleasure. It is exquisite, and it leaves one unsatisfied. What more can one want?” pg.84Lord Henry offers Basil and Dorian cigarettes and explains to them this quote. The perfect type of pleasure according to Lord Henry is one that leaves you unsatisfied, but why would you want a pleasure that doesnt satisfy you?
“When she acts you will forget everything. These common, rough people,