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Who Was Responsible For The Causes Of Dorian's Death

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2. II. Dorian is responsible for the ruined lives of his friends. According to https://www.studymode.com/essays/Dorian-Grey-1176386.html after Dorian told Sybil that her performance in Romeo and Juliet was so awful, she committed suicide. Sybil was in love with Dorian and he “broke her heart.” Dorian blames Basil for the changes that occur in the painting. He becomes so angry with Basil that he stabs him to death. Dorian blackmails his friend, Alan Campbell, when Alan refuses to help “dispose” of Basil’s body. This causes Alan to commit suicide. Lord Henry is responsible for ruining Dorian’s life. According to https://www.bartleby.com/essay/The-Picture-of-Dorian-Gray-The-Sins-F3CDWZYYTC#:~:text=In%20this%20novel%20Dorian%20Gray’s,Hedonism%20by%20Lord%20Henry%20Wotton. “Dorian Gray’s apparent perfection is destroyed by his weakness of mind and naiveness, which becomes the downfall of his soul as his mind is opened to sin and Hedonism by Lord Henry Wotton.” According to https://www.dictionary.com/browse/responsible#:~:text=having%20a%20capacity%20for%20moral,%2C%20conducting%20business%20dealings%2C%20etc. someone is responsible if they “have capacity for moral decisions and therefore accountable; capable of rational thought or action.” Dorian knew what he was doing when he was manipulating people. He was using his looks and charm to get others to …show more content…

When Dorian rejected Sybil, he set into motion the visual changes in his portrait. According to https://study.com/learn/lesson/the-picture-of-dorian-gray-summary-characters-themes.html after he rejects Sybil, “he returns home, he sees that his portrait has developed a sneer and abruptly realizes that his offhand comment about wanting to stay young has come true. He decides to make up with Sybil the next day, only to learn that she has died by suicide because of his rejection of her. Instead of changing his ways, Dorian takes Lord Henry’s advice and pivots into a life of hedonism where there seem to be no

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