Define conflict. Identify each type of conflict and give an example of each from The Picture of Dorian Gray. Define …

Define theme. Give at least one example of a theme in The Picture of Dorian Gray. How is this theme …

Dorian desires to reform his life after the death of James Vane. Why doesn’t he succeed? Discuss the ending: what …

Discuss Dorian’s portrait. What does it represent? What does it suggest about the effect of experience on the soul? Why …

Talk about the role of the yellow book. (Although Wilde never gives it a title, critics believe it is based …

Is Lord Henry’s belief in the freedom of the individual truly evil? Or does Dorian misconstrue it? Does Lord Henry …

Talk about Lord Henry: what code or set of beliefs does he live by? How does he view conventional morality …

After the events that end the novel, what will Lord Henry have to say at the next dinner party? Invent …

What is the role of innocence in this work? Consider specifically Sibyl Vane, Hetty Merton, and Dorian. What does the …

Discuss the Faust theme as it relates to Dorian. Consider the role of Lord Henry in the novel. Discuss both …