00:00the picture of dorian gray is the first and only novel written by irish poet and playwright oscar wilde the
00:08story can be described as faustian as it follows a man who trades the purity of his soul for undying
00:15youth
00:16in the novel dorian becomes obsessed with his image after posing for a portrait painting overwhelmed by the fear that
00:24the youth and beauty captured in the portrait will fade dorian passionately wishes for the picture to age and for
00:31him to remain as he is captured
00:36dorian's wish comes true but he soon finds that the portrait records each of the sins he commits over time
00:43ultimately dorian is driven to madness as he tries to reconcile the bodily decay recorded in his portrait
00:52the story begins on a beautiful summer day in 19th century victorian london
00:58basil hallward a respected and reclusive painter entertains his aristocratic friend lord henry wotton at his home the two admire
01:08a portrait that basil is working on and their discussion turns towards the sitter a handsome and charming young man
01:15named dorian gray
01:17lord henry lord henry insists on meeting basil's muse but he refuses hoping to shield the innocent boy from lord
01:25henry's cynicism much to the painter's chagrin
01:29basil's butler announces that dorian has arrived unexpectedly
01:35upon their introduction lord henry is immediately enraptured by dorian's charm and good looks
01:41lord henry lord henry who is particularly opinionated and persuasive begins talking to dorian about the ephemerality of beauty
01:50dorian is horrified by the idea that someday his beauty will fade
01:56when basil shows dorian his completed portrait dorian is overcome with horror by his realization that he will not look
02:05like he appears in the portrait forever
02:06influenced by his discussion with lord henry
02:10dorian exclaims that he would give his soul in order for himself to remain young while his picture grows old
02:19shocked by the young man's reaction basil grabs a knife and moves to destroy the painting
02:26dorian stops him declaring such an act would be murder
02:31basil then vows to give dorian the painting as a gift
02:36a month later dorian visits lord henry in order to tell him some news
02:42dorian has fallen in love with an outstanding actress named sibyl
02:46vain who performs in shakespearean plays that are put on by a lower class theater troupe
02:52dorian proposes to an enthusiastic sibyl
02:56the bride's family has their reservations
02:59sibyl's mother is hesitant to allow her daughter to wed an upper class man
03:03because the family is plagued by their own financial issues
03:08meanwhile sibyl's younger brother james is suspicious of dorian's intentions and vows to murder anyone who puts his sister in
03:17harm's way
03:19dorian invites lord henry and basil to watch sibyl perform in romeo and juliet
03:24lord henry is swiftly judgmental and he mocks the low class behavior of the theater goers
03:30to everyone's surprise sibyl performs terribly
03:35the performance is unbearable to sit through and lord henry and basil leave an embarrassed dorian alone in the theater
03:44following the performance
03:45following the performance dorian confronts sibyl and expresses his disgust
03:49she tells him that she was unable to perform being in love
03:54when she feels so strongly enamored with dorian
03:57dorian reacts to sibyl's compliment rather callously
04:01leaving the theater in a huff
04:04when he returns home he finds that basil's portrait of him now bears a touch of cruelty in the mouth
04:12the following day lord henry arrives at dorian's residence unannounced
04:17dorian tells his friend about his intention to reconcile with his fiancee
04:22but lord henry informs dorian that he is too late
04:25sibyl has killed herself with poison following their fight
04:30lord henry advises dorian to maintain a low profile so that he is not a suspect in sibyl's death
04:38basil then visits dorian and is a guest to learn that dorian appears unmoved by sibyl's suicide
04:46basil notices that the portrait he has painted of dorian is now covered
04:51basil inquires a bit about the portrait but dorian finds the questions invasive
04:57dorian decides to lock the covered painting in the attic for the foreseeable future
05:03eighteen years pass and dorian garners an atrocious reputation among london society for his frivolous lifestyle
05:11after a prolonged period of not seeing one another
05:15dorian runs into basil and invites the artist back to his home to see the portrait
05:19when basil sees his painting he is horrified
05:23it's entirely unrecognizable
05:27identifiable only by its frame and his own signature
05:33basil exclaims that dorian is diabolic and in a fit of rage
05:38dorian retaliates by stabbing and killing basil
05:42dorian calls upon his chemist friend alan campbell
05:46to help him dispose of basil's body
05:50following the murder a gleam of red blood appears on the hands of dorian gray's portrait
05:55alan campbell is later revealed to have committed suicide after assisting with dorian's request
06:04to escape the guilt of his crime dorian goes to an opium den
06:09while there he runs into james the brother of the late sybil vain
06:13who recognizes dorian after he is called prince charming by a passerby
06:19james vows to kill dorian which leads dorian to pretend that he never knew sybil vain
06:25in order to defend himself dorian asks james to look into his eyes
06:31how could he have possibly been sybil's ex-lover if sybil died eighteen years ago
06:38and he appears to be no older than twenty
06:42james apologizes and dorian leaves quickly
06:45but another female patron in the den explains that james's hunch was right
06:50james runs after dorian who has already fled the scene
06:56although dorian dodges james
06:59sybil's brother is thirsty for revenge
07:02james begins to stalk dorian causing the protagonist to fear for his life
07:08dorian locks himself inside his home for three days
07:11finally leaving to accompany lord henry and some others on a short hunting excursion
07:17during the hunt a person hiding in a nearby thicket is shot and killed
07:22the body is identified as that of james
07:26dorian is relieved to know that he is no longer targeted
07:30and he spends the next few months trying to reverse his corrupt behavior
07:36although dorian has been rather nonchalant about his previous actions
07:41he does think about those that have whether directly or indirectly died under his name
07:47sybil
07:49sybil
07:49basil
07:50alan
07:51and james
07:52he is desperate to undo his wrongs and he begins to behave in a morally virtuous way
07:58for example
08:00he chooses to treat a young lady that he is courting with more care and respect
08:07dorian wonders if his newfound goodness is reflected in the portrait
08:11however when he looks at basil's painting his image appears even more grotesque
08:19haunted
08:19dorian turns his attention to a knife on a nearby table
08:24which he notices is still stained by basil's blood
08:28he takes it and stabs the picture
08:33dorian's servants awake to a dreadful shriek coming from the attic
08:37they go upstairs to investigate when to their disgust
08:42they find the body of an unrecognizable man lying on the floor with a knife pierced through his chest
08:50the body resembles the last incarnation of basil's portrait
08:54mangled and withered
08:56the servants identified the disfigured body as dorian only by the rings on their boss's fingers
09:03beside dorian is his portrait
09:07young and beautiful once again
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