Dorian Gray

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Dorian Gray is a fictional character, originally from Oscar Wilde’s novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray," known for his eternal youth and a hidden portrait that bears the marks of his corruption.

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Label Occurrences
Dorian Gray canonical 11
Dorian Gray (2009 film) 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
protagonist
adaptedIn comic adaptations
film adaptations
radio adaptations
stage adaptations
television adaptations
appearsIn The Picture of Dorian Gray
associatedConcept Faustian bargain
the doppelgänger motif
associatedWith a supernatural portrait
closeFriend Basil Hallward
creator Oscar Wilde
deathResult his body shows his true age and corruption
portrait returns to youthful state
diesBy stabbing his portrait
fictionalResidence London, England
surface form: London
firstAppearance The Picture of Dorian Gray
firstPublicationYear 1890
gender male
genreContext Gothic fiction
aesthetic novel
philosophical novel
influenced Gothic fiction tropes
later depictions of vanity in literature
influencedBy Lord Henry Wotton
inspiredBy aestheticism
knownFor a portrait that ages in his place
eternal youth
hedonism
moral corruption
narcissism
literaryPeriod Victorian literature
makesWish to remain forever young
nationality English
portrayedAs hedonistic
morally corrupt
physically beautiful
subjectOf Basil Hallward's portrait
supernaturalEffect portrait bears his sins and aging
symbolizes the dangers of vanity
the separation of appearance and reality
the soul corrupted by vice
themeInWork aestheticism versus morality
decadence
moral decay
the corrupting influence of beauty
the double life

Referenced by (15)

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Penny Dreadful featuresCharacter Dorian Gray
Emilia Fox appearedIn Dorian Gray
this entity surface form: Dorian Gray (2009 film)
Ben Chaplin notableWork Dorian Gray
Hurd Hatfield notableRole Dorian Gray
Max Irons notableWork Dorian Gray
Vanessa Ives associatedWith Dorian Gray
Ethan Chandler associatedWith Dorian Gray
Brona Croft associatedWith Dorian Gray
subject surface form: Lily Frankenstein
Lily Frankenstein associatedWith Dorian Gray
Oliver Parker notableWork Dorian Gray
this entity surface form: Dorian Gray (2009 film)
Oliver Parker directed Dorian Gray
this entity surface form: Dorian Gray (2009 film)
Oliver Parker screenwriterOf Dorian Gray
this entity surface form: Dorian Gray (2009 film)
Reeve Carney playedCharacter Dorian Gray