Dorian's Death In 'A Picture Of Dorian Gray'

Death is a thing that Dorian Gray is very familiar with, he had caused many deaths. Some were accidents but others were in the “...madness of a moment...” (Chapter 20). Yet all of the deaths were caused by him, he said the harsh words that pushed them over the edge, he was the one who pressured them into doing things, all because he was not able to admit that he made mistakes. Dorian thought that he was right, but because of his actions all of his ‘friends’ ended up dead. Dorian’s inability to take responsibility for his actions led to the deterioration of his relationships. Sibyl Vane and Dorian Gray had an argument over her horrible performance, Dorian leaves her after saying he never wants to see her again and then goes home and sleeps it off. When Dorian wakes up in the morning he finds

Dorian made Alan dispose of Basil’s body, he believed that it made Basil’s murder not his fault anymore. When Dorian tells of Basil’s death to Alan, Alan stops him mid-description and states “Keep your horrible secrets to yourself. They don’t interest me any more” (Chapter ). Dorian tries to convince Alan to take care of the body, Alan and Dorian go back and forth before Dorian does something strange, he writes something down then shows it to Alan. “As he read it, his face became ghastly pale, and he fell back in his chair…‘I am so sorry for you, Alan,’ he muttered, ‘but you leave me no alternative.’” Dorian blackmailed Alan into disposing of Basil’s body so that Dorian would not have to deal with what he did. After the job was done, Alan said he never wanted to see Dorian again and then he left. The stress of being involved in a murder drove Alan to his own suicide. Dorian said “As for Alan CampBell, his suicide had been his own act. He had chosen to do it. It was nothing to him.” (Chapter 20) Dorian believed that he had done nothing wrong, and that Alan just decided to commit