Basil Hallward's portrait
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Basil Hallward's portrait is the enchanted painting in Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray" that bears the physical marks of Dorian's moral corruption while he himself remains outwardly youthful.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
enchanted painting
ⓘ
fictional object ⓘ magical artifact ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | numerous film adaptations of The Picture of Dorian Gray ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
aestheticism
ⓘ
consequences of hedonism ⓘ duality of appearance and reality ⓘ moral corruption ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Oscar Wilde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOf | Basil Hallward's shock and horror ⓘ |
| consequenceOfDestruction |
Dorian Gray instantly ages and dies
ⓘ
portrait returns to its original beauty ⓘ |
| creator | Basil Hallward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedIn | The Picture of Dorian Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | Dorian Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destructionMethod | stabbed by Dorian Gray ⓘ |
| effectOnDorian |
encourages secrecy and hypocrisy
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intensifies Dorian Gray's fear of discovery ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Picture of Dorian Gray universe ⓘ |
| finalFate | destroyed by Dorian Gray ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Picture of Dorian Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| functionInPlot | externalizes Dorian Gray's moral corruption ⓘ |
| genreContext |
Gothic fiction
ⓘ
philosophical novel ⓘ |
| laterLocationInStory | a locked upstairs room in Dorian Gray's house ⓘ |
| linkedToCharacter |
Basil Hallward
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dorian Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Henry Wotton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | one of the most famous images in Victorian literature ⓘ |
| locatedInFiction | Dorian Gray's house ⓘ |
| medium | oil painting ⓘ |
| moralFunction | embodies the inescapability of moral consequences ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central plot device
ⓘ
object of horror ⓘ |
| originalLocationInStory | Basil Hallward's studio GENERATED ⓘ |
| publicationContextOfSource | The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890 magazine version; 1891 book version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Basil Hallward's murder by Dorian Gray ⓘ |
| settingAssociation | Victorian London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supernaturalProperty |
ages instead of Dorian Gray
ⓘ
changes appearance with Dorian Gray's moral degradation ⓘ shows physical signs of Dorian Gray's sins ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Dorian Gray's soul
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hidden guilt ⓘ the cost of eternal youth ⓘ |
| timeOfCreationInStory | when Dorian Gray is a young man ⓘ |
| triggerEvent | Dorian Gray's wish to remain forever young ⓘ |
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