The Picture of Dorian Gray - Chapters 11-20

What becomes a huge influence over Dorian Gray's life?

The book Lord Henry gave to him.

Why do people tend to disbelieve the rumors about Dorian Gray?

"There was something in the purity of his face that rebuked them. His mere presence seemed to recall to them the memory of the innocence they had tarnished."

What does Dorian Gray do once or twice every month during the winter, and each Wednesday evening while the season lasts?

Throw open the world to his house, and have the most celebrated musicians of the day to charm his guests with the wonders of their art.

What are some of the activities or interests that capture Dorian Gray's attention in his study of the senses?

He was once about to join the Roman Catholic communion, he traced the thoughts and passions of men to some pearly cell in the brain, studied perfumes and the secrets of their manufacture, distilled heavily scented oils, burned odorous gums from the East, devoted himself entirely to music, took up the study of jewels, he sought to accumulate the most exquisite specimens that he could find of textile and embroidered work, and he had a passion for ecclesiastical vestments. What is the Duke of Berwick's reaction when Dorian Gray is "brought by a friend into the smoking room of the Churchill?" The Duke of Berwick got up and walked out.

To what city does Basil tell Dorian he plans to travel?

Paris.

What is it that Basil wishes to speak to Dorian about before leaving?

"I think it right that you should know the most dreadful things are being said about you in London,-- things that I could hardly repeat to you;" That his reputation is infamous

What sort of fate have many of Dorian's acquaintances met?

Death or misfortune; their reputation was tainted in London society.

What does Basil claim that he would have to see before he could believe anything he's heard about Dorian's activities?

The painting of Dorian Gray.

Where does Dorian take Basil so that the artist may see the "diary of [his] life?"

Up to the old schoolroom, where 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' is.

What does Basil see when he looks at the portrait her painted of Dorian Gray?

"There was something in its expression that filled him with disgust and loathing. There was gold in the thinning hair and some scarlet on the sensual mouth. The sodden eyes had kept something of the loveliness of their blue..."

What does Basil implore Dorian to do after seeing the condition of the painting?

He implored him to pray.

What does Dorian Gray do to Basil?

Dorian kills him; He stabs him in the back of his neck.

Where does Dorian hide Basil's belongings?

A secret press that was in the wainscoting, a press in which he kept his own curious disguises, and put them into it.

What does Dorian do to provide himself with an alibi regarding Basil's death?

Walked out of his house, rang the doorbell, so that his servant (Francis) would see him; Everyone will assume that Basil is in Paris for 6 months.

As Dorian sketches, what seems to appear in all of his drawings?

Basil Hallward

Who does Dorian send his servant to fetch one morning after Basil's death?

Alan Campbell, a former friend of Basil.

In what particular field of study does Alan Campbell specialize?

He had a passion for science, chemistry.

What request does Dorian Gray make of Alan Campbell?

To chemically get rid of Basil's body and any form of evidence that could point to his death.

Why does Alan Campbell agree to do as Dorian asks?

He blackmails him.

What is Dorian's mood when he attends Lady Narborough's party?

He was wildly excited and calm.

Why does Lady Narborough seem to hate visiting her daughter and son-in-law?

The life her daughter and son-in-law live is a pure,unadulterated country life. They get up early, because they have much to do, and they go to bed early because they have so little to think about.

Whom does Lady Narborough accuse of being "extremely wicked"?

Lord Henry.

What does Lord Henry ask Dorian at Lady Narborough's party that makes Dorian nervous?

"Dorian you ran off very early last night. You left before eleven. What did you do afterward? Did you go straight home?"

What "things that were dangerous" does Dorian believe had to be dealt with immediately upon arriving home from Lady Narborough's party?

Basil Hallward's coat and bag.

What words did Lord Henry say the first day he met Dorian that now repeatedly play through Dorian's mind?

"To cure the soul by means of the senses, and the senses by means of the soul."

Though Dorian believes that forgiveness for his sins is impossible, what is "possible still?"

Forgetfulness is possible still.

What former friend does Dorian Gray see at the opium house?

Adrian Singleton.

Who is the drunken sailor who accuses Dorian Gray in the street?

Sibyl's brother, James.

Why doesn't the drunken sailor shoot Dorian Gray?

Dorian Gray convinced him that if he was 'Prince Charming', then his face would look older than it does.

With what does Lord Henry have "one quarrel?"

With words.

When Gladys tells Lord Henry he values beauty far too much, what is his response?

"I admit that I think that it is better to be beautiful than to be good... No one is more ready than I am to acknowledge that it is better to be good than to be ugly."

According to Lord Henry what three things, "have made...England what she is?"

Beer, the Bible, and the seven deadly virtues "have made...England what she is."

What is Lord Henry's answer when the Duchess asks him to describe women?

"Sphinxes without secrets;" He is saying that women are evil who cannot keep their secrets to themselves.

What does Dorian believe he had seen through the window of the conservatory?

The face of James Vane

What does Dorian Gray blame for raising "such fearful phantoms" that keep him in his house for three days?

Supposedly seeing James Vane outside the window of the conservatory.

What does Dorian beg Sir Geoffrey Clouston not to do?

To not shoot a hare and let it live because it was a 'bad omen'.

What happens that Dorian Gray proclaims to be a "bad omen?"

A man was shot in the chest while they were hunting birds.

Who is the man in the thicket?

James Vane.

What does Dorian promise that he will do in the future?

To do good actions.

Who is Hetty?

Hetty was a girl in a village that Dorian "loved". He saw her at least two to three times a week. He met her in an orchard, they were to go away together that morning, but he decided to "leave her as flowerlike as he had found her."

Although Dorian believes he has done right by Hetty, what does Lord Henry say will be the result of Dorian's great renunciation?

Lord Henry tells him that any man she decides to marry she will despise because she was once in love with Dorian. She will become wretched. He believes that Hetty might even commit suicide because of Dorian's poor renunciation.

What becomes of Alan Campbell?

Alan Campbell committed suicide.

What does Dorian tell Lord Henry that Henry immediately dismisses as impossible to believe?

That Dorian killed Basil Hallward.

What does Dorian claim is "a terrible reality... [that]...can be bought, and sold, and bartered away?"

The soul.

What is Dorian "tired of hearing...now?"

His own name.

What does Dorian believe should be the prayer of a man to a most just God instead of "Forgive us our sins?"

"Smite us for our iniquities."

Why does Dorian go to look at his portrait while thinking of Hetty Morton?

He began to wonder if the portrait had changed after Hetty Morton.

What happens to Dorian Gray?

He becomes so angry looking at the portrait of himself that he stabs it with the knife he used to murder Basil Hallward with right in the chest. As a result of this his appearance turns into the old, and evil looking man that he was meant to look like and dies with the knife in his chest, while the portrait returns to how it looked when it was originally painted. He was found by his servants and a few police officers, whom were only able to identify him by his rings.