Dorian - Gray

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Terrified of aging, Dorian made a fateful wish: that he could remain young forever while the portrait aged in his place. To his surprise, the wish came true. The Descent

: Under Lord Henry's influence, Dorian spent the next eighteen years in a spiral of debauchery and sin. Dorian Gray

Basil eventually confronted Dorian about the dark rumors surrounding his lifestyle. In a fit of rage, Dorian showed Basil the hideous portrait and then murdered him. Driven by guilt and the weight of his "monstrous" soul, Dorian eventually tried to "be good," but the portrait only showed more hypocrisy in his features.

: Returning home, he noticed the portrait had developed a sneer of cruelty. For a deeper look into this classic tale

The body of a withered, old man lying on the floor with a knife in his heart, recognizable only by the rings on his fingers.

: Dorian fell in love with an actress, Sibyl Vane, but cruelly rejected her after a poor performance. Basil eventually confronted Dorian about the dark rumors

A beautiful portrait of their master as they had always known him.