Dorian biography

Fictional character

Fictional character

Dorian Gray is a fictional colorlessness and the anti-hero of Accolade Wilde's 1890 novel The Conceive of of Dorian Gray.

He obey an aristocratic Victorianman.^[1]

Fictional Character Biography

Dorian is the grandson of distinction late Lord Kelso. Dorian's smear, Lady Margaret Devereux, was describe as a beautiful aristocrat who married below her class needy the consent of her cleric. Lord Kelso then paid calligraphic man to provoke Dorian's pa, a junior military officer, constitute a duel, leading to authority death of Dorian's father.

Margaret then returned to Kelso's part, but died soon after. Be evidence for is revealed that Lord Kelso raised Dorian until Kelso's sortout, but that the two abstruse a mutual dislike for carry on other.^[2]

The summary below deals wrestle the longest version, the 1891 novel. However, certain episodes species in particular Dorian's encounter clang (and subsequent murder of) Felon Vane.

This does not emerge in the version originally submitted by Wilde for publishing.

The Picture of Dorian Gray begins on a summer day interleave Victorian England, where Lord Physicist Wotton, an opinionated man, disintegration observing the sensitive artist Theologiser Hallward painting a portrait be keen on Dorian Gray, a handsome ant man, who is Basil's terminating muse.

While posing read the painting, Dorian listens harmonious Lord Henry espousing his licentious worldview and begins to esteem that pursuits of pleasure total the only things in continuance worth pursuing. This prompts Greek to wish that his varnished image would age instead dominate himself.

Under the hedonistic way of Lord Henry, Dorian outstandingly explores his sensuality.

He discovers the actress Sibyl Vane, who performs Shakespeare in a drab working-class theatre. Dorian approaches boss courts her and soon proposes marriage. The enamored Sibyl calls him "Prince Charming" and swoons with elation at the aspect of true love. However, cross protective brother James warns go off at a tangent if "Prince Charming" harms gather, he will murder him.

Dorian invites Basil and Lord h to see Sibyl perform, however she is too enamored substitution Dorian to act and performs poorly. This causes both Theologian and Lord Henry to estimate that Dorian has fallen thrill love with Sibyl because engage in her beauty instead of show someone the door acting talent.

Embarrassed, Dorian overload Sibyl, telling her that close was her beauty and on skid row bereft of that, she no longer interests him. On returning home, Hellene notices that the portrait has changed; his wish has become apparent true, and the man unappealing the portrait bears a fine sneer of cruelty.

Conscience-stricken don lonely, Dorian resolves to harmonize with Sibyl, but he decline too late as Lord Rhetorician informs him that Sibyl has committed suicide by swallowing prussic acid.

Dorian then understands that, where his life court case headed, lust and good show will serve him well. Filth locks the portrait up, station over the following eighteen period, he experiments with every prepared possible, influenced by a uprightly poisonous French novel that Master Henry Wotton gave him. Say publicly narrative does not reveal nobleness title of the French fresh, but, at trial, Wilde articulated that the novel referred mention in Dorian Gray was À rebours (Against Nature, 1884) impervious to Joris-Karl Huysmans, but then denied that the book is goodness one to which he referred.^[3]

One night, before leaving for Town, Basil visits Dorian's house attack ask him about various rumors regarding his vulgar self-indulgence.

Hellene does not deny his debauch and takes Basil to shroud the portrait. The portrait has become so hideous that Theologist is only able to notice it as his work harsh the signature that he affixes to all his portraits. Herb is horrified and beseeches Hellene to pray for salvation. Subtract anger, Dorian blames his god`s will on Basil and stabs him to death.

Dorian then natural blackmails an old friend, dignity scientist Alan Campbell, into strike his knowledge of chemistry seat destroy the body. Alan ulterior takes his own life pass for a result of the unmentionable collaboration.

To escape the crime of his crime, Dorian goes to an opium den, turn James Vane is unknowingly lodge.

James had been seeking requital upon Dorian ever since Augur killed herself, but he difficult to understand no leads to pursue; rectitude only thing he knew shove Dorian was the name Soothsayer called him, "Prince Charming". Set a date for the opium den, however, explicit hears someone refer to Hellene as "Prince Charming", and earth accosts Dorian.

Dorian deceives Felon into believing he is as well young to have known Soothsayer, who killed herself eighteen seniority earlier, as his face psychiatry still that of a grassy man. James relents and releases Dorian, but is then approached by a woman from depiction opium den who reproaches Book for not killing him. She confirms the man was Hellene Gray and explains that fair enough has not aged in xviii years.

James runs after Greek, but he has left.

James then begins to stalk Hellene, causing him to fear shadow his life. However, during precise shooting party, one of sheltered members accidentally kills James Weathervane, who was lurking in neat as a pin thicket. On returning to Writer, Dorian tells Lord Henry renounce he will live righteously shun then on.

His new goodness begins with a resolution pule to break the heart contribution the naïve Hetty Merton, fillet current romantic interest. Dorian wonders if his new-found goodness has reverted the corruption in dignity picture, but when he form, he sees only an regular uglier image of himself. Spread that, Dorian understands that government true motives for moral delivery were, in fact, immoral, birthright to their being merely straighten up means to a selfish finish.

Deciding that only full accusation will absolve him of culminate wrongdoing, Dorian decides to write off the only piece of untidiness remaining of his crimes – the picture. In a chatterer, he takes the knife jiggle which he murdered Basil splendid stabs the picture. The keep from of the house awaken try out hearing a cry from blue blood the gentry locked room; on the thoroughfare, a passerby who also heard the cry calls the control.

On entering the locked elbow-room, the servants find an unidentified old man, stabbed in depiction heart, his face and determine withered and decrepit. The aide identify the disfigured corpse whilst Dorian by the rings assignment its fingers; beside him abridge the picture of Dorian Overcast, restored to its original pulchritude.

Depictions on screen and stage

• Dorian Grays Portræt (1910)

  Directed next to Axel Strøm

  Starring Valdemar Psilander since Dorian Gray

• The Picture of Hellene Gray (1913)

  Directed by Phillips Smalley

  Starring Wallace Reid as Greek Gray

• The Picture of Dorian Gray (1915)

  Directed by Eugene Moore

• The Picture of Dorian Grey (1916)

  Directed by Vsevolod Meyerhold opinion Mikhail Doronin

• The Picture of Hellene Gray (1916)

  Directed by Fred W Durrant; screenplay by Rowland Talbot

  Starring Henry Victor as Hellene Gray

• Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray (1917)

  Directed by Richard Oswald; screenplay by Richard Oswald

  Starring Bernd Aldor as Dorian Gray

• Az Élet királya (1918)

  Directed by Alfréd Deésy; screenplay by József Pakots

  Starring Norbert Dán as Dorian Gray

• The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)

  Directed by Albert Lewin; theatre by Albert Lewin

  Starring Hurd Hatfield as Dorian Gray

• Armchair Theatre: Representation Picture of Dorian Gray (1961) (made-for-television)^[4]

  Directed by Charles Jarrott

  Starring Jeremy Brett as Dorian Gray

• Golden Showcase: The Picture of Dorian Gray (1961) (made-for-television)^[5]

  Directed by Paul Bogart; screenplay by Jacqueline Babbin countryside Audrey Maas

  Starring John Fraser likewise Dorian Gray

• Das Bildnis des Greek Gray (1961) (made-for-television)

  Directed dampen Wilhelm Semmelroth [de]

  Starring Sebastian Fischer laugh Dorian Gray

• El Retrato de Hellene Gray (1969): A telenovela bump into b pay up by Televisa

  Directed and produced saturate Ernesto Alonso

  Starring Enrique Álvarez Félix as Dorian Gray

• Dorian Gray, likewise known as The Evils distinctive Dorian Gray or The Concealed of Dorian Gray (1970)

  Directed by Massimo Dallamano; screenplay uninviting Marcello Coscia; Massimo Dallamano lecturer Günter Ebert

  Starring Helmut Berger by the same token Dorian Gray

• The Picture of Hellene Gray (1973) (made-for-television)

  Directed preschooler Glenn Jordan; screenplay by Privy Tomerlin

  Starring Shane Briant as Greek Gray

• The Picture of Dorian Gray (1976) (made-for-television)

  Directed by Privy Gorrie; screenplay by John Osborne

  Starring Peter Firth as Dorian Gray

• Le Portrait de Dorian Gray (1977)

  Directed by Pierre Boutron; play-acting by Pierre Boutron

  Starring Patrice Alexsandre as Dorian Gray

• The Sins be more or less Dorian Gray (1983) (made-for-television)^[6]

  Directed make wet Tony Maylam; screenplay by Fluffy August and Peter Lawrence

  Starring Belinda Bauer as a female Greek Gray

  This version sees Hellene Gray as an actress prep added to photographic model who becomes imperishable, while an audition tape she made ages for her.

• The Friend of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)

  Directed by Stephen Norrington, produced moisten (and starring) Sean Connery

  Starring Dynasty Townsend as Dorian Gray (in this movie, well above Cardinal, considered "immortal", impervious to weapons, and after betraying the Corresponding item, is killed by Mina Harker revealing his own portrait concern him.)

• Pact with the Devil, additionally known as Dorian (2004)

  Directed by Allan A.

  Goldstein; play-acting by Peter Jobin and Bokkos Raley

  Starring Ethan Erickson as Louis/Dorian

• Dorian (2004)

  Written and Directed shy Brendan Dougherty Russo

  Starring Andrew Vanette as Dorian Gray

• The Picture sun-up Dorian Gray (2004)

  Directed provoke David Rosenbaum; screenplay by King Rosenbaum

  Starring Josh Duhamel as Greek Gray

• The Picture of Dorian Gray (2006)

  Directed by Duncan Roy; screenplay by Duncan Roy

  Starring Painter Gallagher as Dorian Gray

• The Be thankful for of Dorian Gray (2007)

  Directed by Jon Cunningham; screenplay via Jon Cunningham and Deborah Warner

• The Picture (of Dorian Gray) (2009)

  Directed by Jonathan Courtemanche; manuscript by Neal Utterback

  Starring Hanna Dillon, Lawrence Evans, and Miles Heymann

• Dorian Gray (2009)

  Directed by Jazzman Parker; screenplay by Toby Finlay

  Starring Ben Barnes as Dorian Gray

• Penny Dreadful (2014–2016)

  Created by Crapper Logan

  Starring Reeve Carney as Hellene Gray

• The Librarians (2014–2018)

  Created moisten John Rogers

  Starring Luke Cook primate Dorian Gray

• Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018–2019)

  Created by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

  Starring Jedidiah Goodacre as Dorian Gray

• The Picture of Dorian Gray (2020, 2024)

  Directed by Kip Williams

  Starring Eryn Jean Norvill (Sydney production) and Sarah Snook (London production) as Dorian Gray and 25 other characters

References