Lord Henry Wotton
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Lord Henry Wotton is a witty, hedonistic aristocrat in Oscar Wilde’s "The Picture of Dorian Gray" whose cynical philosophy and charm profoundly corrupt and shape Dorian’s character.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord Henry Wotton canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aristocrat
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ supporting character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Picture of Dorian Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
decadence
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influence and manipulation ⓘ moral corruption ⓘ pleasure and beauty ⓘ |
| basedOn | Oscar Wilde (partially, by critical interpretation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
amoral
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charming ⓘ cynical ⓘ hedonistic ⓘ manipulative ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Oscar Wilde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Wotton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Picture of Dorian Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearsIn |
Gothic fiction
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philosophical novel ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialogueStyle |
epigrammatic
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paradoxical ⓘ |
| influences | Dorian Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inUniverseStatus | married man ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Decadent movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | spokesperson for aesthetic and hedonistic ideas ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| occupation | aristocrat ⓘ |
| philosophy |
aestheticism
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hedonism ⓘ |
| relationshipTo |
acquaintance of Basil Hallward
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friend of Dorian Gray ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
articulates novel’s epigrams
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corrupts Dorian Gray ⓘ serves as tempter figure ⓘ |
| setting | Victorian London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | upper class ⓘ |
| spouse | Lady Victoria Wotton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFiction | late 19th century ⓘ |
| title | Lord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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