Lord Henry Wotton in Dorian Gray

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aristocrat cynic fictional character hedonist supporting character

Lord Henry Wotton is a witty, hedonistic aristocrat whose cynical philosophy and seductive influence help corrupt the young Dorian Gray in Oscar Wilde’s novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray."

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Lord Henry Wotton 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aristocrat ⓘ
cynic ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
hedonist ⓘ
supporting character ⓘ
advocates amoral aesthetic experience ⓘ
pursuit of pleasure ⓘ
self-indulgence ⓘ
appearsIn The Picture of Dorian Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithMovement Aesthetic Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ
fin de siècle decadence ⓘ
associatedWithTheme aestheticism versus morality ⓘ
decadence ⓘ
influence and responsibility ⓘ
moral corruption ⓘ
corrupts Dorian Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ
createdBy Oscar Wilde NERFINISHED ⓘ
fictionalUniverse The Picture of Dorian Gray universe NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstPublicationContext The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890 magazine version) NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891 book version) NERFINISHED ⓘ
friendOf Basil Hallward NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givesTo yellow book to Dorian Gray ⓘ
hasFullName Henry Wotton NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNationality British ⓘ
hasOccupation gentleman of leisure ⓘ
hasPersonalityTrait charming ⓘ
cynical ⓘ
manipulative ⓘ
witty ⓘ
hasPhilosophy aestheticism ⓘ
hedonism ⓘ
hasRelationshipToDorianGray corruptor ⓘ
mentor ⓘ
hasSocialClass upper class ⓘ
hasSpeechStyle epigrammatic ⓘ
paradoxical ⓘ
hasTitle Lord NERFINISHED ⓘ
influences Dorian Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencesThrough yellow book NERFINISHED ⓘ
introduces Dorian Gray to Basil Hallward’s worldview ⓘ
languageOfCharacter English ⓘ
roleInWork Mephistophelean influence ⓘ
tempter figure ⓘ
setIn Victorian London NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolizes amoral aestheticism ⓘ
corrupting social influence ⓘ

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The Picture of Dorian Gray → mainCharacter → Lord Henry Wotton in Dorian Gray ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lord Henry Wotton
Ben Chaplin → portrayedCharacter → Lord Henry Wotton in Dorian Gray ⓘ