ENGLISH PROJECT

ENGLISH PROJECT

By: Iman, Darío and Ayman.

INDEX

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1. The author of "The Picture of Dorian Gray".

2. Two aspects about the life of the author.

3. How was London at the time the novel was written.

4. Three characters of the novel and their principal feautures.

5. Plot of the novel.

6. Two most important simbols in the novel.

7. Conclusion.

1. The author

THE NAME OF THE AUTHOR IS OSCAR WILDE. HE WAS BORN IN DUBLIN. HIS FATHER WAS A DOCOTOR AND HIS MOTHER WROTE POETRY. HE WAS A WRITER, A POET , AND WELL KNOW PLAY WRIGHT AT THE ERA OF VICTORIAN LONDON.

HE WROTE STORIES, NOVELS AND THEATERS. AND AMONG ITS BEST KNOW TITLES, THERE IS "THE PORTRAIT OF DORIAN AND GRAY"

2. London at the time the novel was written.

THE VICTORIAN AGE IN LONDON BEGAN WHEN THE QUEEN VICTORIA SUCCEDED TO THE THRONE IN 1837 TO 1901 WHEN SHE DIED. ALSO THE VICTORIAN AGE STARTS WHEN THE U.K BECAME AN ECONOMIC POWER THANKS TO THE IMPACT OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION. AND THIS CHANGE HAPPENED BECAUSE BRITAIN BECAMES THE POTENTIAL POWER MOST IMPORTANT BY ECONOMICALLY EXPLOITING AREAS OF ASIA, AFRICA, OCEANIA AND AMERICA.

3. Three main characters.

JAMES VANE:

LORD FERMOR:

• LORD HENRY'S IRRITABLE UNCLE WHO IS AN INFLUENTIAL MEMBER OF SOCIETY.

• HE ADORES HIS SISTER AND IS VERY PROTECTIVE WITH HER. HE PROMISED TO KILL ANYONE WHO HURTS HER.

VICTOR:

• HE WAS THE DORIAN'S SERVANT. DORIAN SUSPICIOUS OF HIM, AND FEARS THAT HE KNOWS THE TRUTH ABOUT THE PORTRAIT.

4. Plot of the novel.

DORIAN WAS ABOUT TWENTY YEARS OLD WHEN HIS FRIEND , BASIL, PAINTS A PERFECT OF HIM. HE METS A MEN CALLED LORD HENRY WOTTOM AT BASIL'S STUDIO, BUT BASIL NOT WANT TO INTRODUCE THEM.

5. TWO MOST IMPORTANT SIMBOLS.

THE PICTURE ( PAINTING): THE PAINTING REPRESENTS HOW CORRUPT WAS DORIAN.

THE "YELLOW BACK": THE BACK CONTRIBUES TO DISCENDENT INTO CORRUPTION.

6. CONCLUSION.

WE THINK THAT THE PERSON WHO REALLY KILLED DORIAN GRAY WAS HIS FRIEND BASIL, BECAUSE HE WAS WHO PAINT THE PORTRAIT AND WE DON'T KNOW WHY. SO IT MAKES US FEAR THAT HE IS VERY SUSPICIOUS, AND FROM THE INFORMATION OF THE OTHER CHARACTERS IT IS SEEN THAT THE REST OF PEOPLE ARE INOCENT.