2) I believe that even though Dorian's influence over Basil was unintended, Lord Henry's intentional manipulation has drastic consequences for Dorian because to influence a person is to give one's soul. His virtues are not real to him. This is a quote from ( The picture of Dorian Gray.) I think Dorian was responsible because of the ruined lives of his friends. He was obsessed with beauty and easily influenced nature and very irresponsible. However Lord Henry became interested in how Dorian's power over Basil can influence his art so much, and later decides to influence over Basil was accidental. I think somebody is responsible when they are transparent in their actions and they do not continually procrastinate. 3) Wilde's incarceration took its toll on his health. He injured his ear during a fall. Wilde was able to write in prison but he was forbidden from writing poetry. he was able to write letters he spent two years in prison and the last 3 years of his life he left to live in France and there he wrote his last work, ( The Ballad of reading Gaol). …show more content…
5) The the theme of Dorian Gray is the morality of beauty and youth. The trouble starts when Henry warns Dorian that his beauty and youth will fade and tells him to make him to make the most of it. Dorian's beauty is such that people are amazed by it. and all the advantages seem to come from it. It did not matter that he had a interesting personality and wealth. With Henry's words ringing in his ears, Dorian immediately views Basil's portrait of him in a new light.(https://wwwlitcharts.com ) A shorter novel length version was published in ( July 1890). 6) Bishop Fisher was an English catholic