1) Read Chapters 6- 9
2) Guiding questions for your reading - no need to write out unless you feel it is helpful1
- What does Lord Henry say is the "real drawback to marriage"?
- What does it mean to be "good," according to Lord Henry? (75-76)
- What does Lord Henry tell Dorian Gray that he represents to the young man? (77)
- How do you interpret Dorian’s reaction to Sibyl’s lackluster performance? (81)
- What do his reaction and response tell you about his character?
- What does Dorian represent to Sybil? (83)
- What does Dorian discover has happened to his portrait?(87)
- After Dorian sees how the picture has changed, he promises himself that he will “resist temptation from now on (88). Do you think he’ll be successful at that?
- The next morning, Dorian is met with news of what occurrence? How does that change his outlook on his new resolution? who does he blame? (94-95)
- How does Lord Henry attempt to turn Dorian away from grief and remorse? Dorian makes a choice on page 101 - explain.
- Look at Dorian's thoughts of Basil at the end of Chapter 9 as compared to his feelings in Chapter 2. What has changed?
- What confession does Basil make to Dorian about the portrait and about his former attitude towards Dorian himself?
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