book "The Picture of Dorian Gray" was written in the late 19th century, but its relevance has not lost for our contemporaries.In the novel, a fantasy so harmoniously intertwined with the reality that is sometimes difficult to know where one ends and another begins.The irreversibility of time - that's what draws the attention of Oscar Wilde."Portrait of Dorian Gray" - a direct confirmation that the obsession with only their external beauty may lead to a sad end.
Summary
Few recall the story of the work.A talented artist Basil Hallward created a portrait of a young man with a beautiful appearance on behalf of Dorian Gray.The artist put in a picture of his whole soul, and does not want to sell the picture.Basil decides that it is best to give a picture of an artist's model.Fuel to the fire adds to each Hallward Lord Henry, who is an incorrigible cynic.Dorian Lord begins to incite the fact that its beauty will soon fade, and the portrait will remain forever young and will only bitter memories of his youth.
Lord Henry played a major role in the degradation of personal Dorian, this is what we indicate Oscar Wilde."Portrait of Dorian Gray" - a story not only about the moral fall of the protagonist.There is a place for love.But love is not real and fake, like all of life Gray.He falls in love with a young actress Sybil Vane.It captures not so much Sybil as her good ability to play the role on stage.As a result, the actress herself passionately in love with Dorian, but loses the ability to communicate to the audience the deep emotions of his characters.But such a lover did not need to Gray.He was interested in the talented girl who is not like the others, and not just the earthly woman.
Deciding to break with Wayne Dorian uttered her many cruel words that pushed to suicide ex-lover.After her death, the portrait has changed a bit, on the lip was formed first fold.The protagonist realized with horror that henceforth all his bad deeds will be reflected only in the portrait.
image in the portrait will grow old and stay young boy, wrote Oscar Wilde."Portrait of Dorian Gray" again proves that all our actions are inevitably reflected in our soul.
Many years passed, the portrait becomes ugly, and the main character keeps you young.Seeing the picture image of the terrible old man, Dorian rushes to the portrait with a knife, but as a result of killing himself.
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Prototypes Dorian
The basis of the novel taken two well-known myth.The first myth - the legend of Narcissus.It tells how a young man, he saw his reflection in the water, which seems to him incredibly handsome, dies of a very strong self-love.
There is another myth that plays in this work Oscar Wilde."Portrait of Dorian Gray" - a reference to the famous myth of Faust, who supposedly sold his soul to the devil in exchange for eternal youth.
We hope that you have already managed to interest talented English novelist, playwright and poet Oscar Wilde.Literary works are filled with deep meaning, which is always tempting to think.
