"I felt that this grey, monstrous London of ours, with its myriads of people, its sordid sinners, and its splendid sins, as you have phrased, must have something in store for me" (Wilde 52).
2.) vivisect - (v.) to dissect the living body of an animal (dictionary.com)
"And so he had begun by vivisecting himself, as he had ended by vivisecting others" (61).
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1.) "'Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious: both are disappointed'" (51).
In the quote, Lord Henry shares with Dorian the reasons why he believes that men and women fall in love. He says this quote after his wife leaves his house to eat out. That is ironic, because she left almost as soon as Lord Henry arrived, and without saying much at all. Chances are that could be in part of his attitude towards relationships, as he describes in the above quote. he says that being married to Victoria could be a mistake, and attempts to warn Dorian not to marry so soon, since he'd get tired of it. The reason why he might say this is because if Dorian wants to enjoy himself the most, he would have to be free so that he could do whatever he wanted without having a wife to get in his way and impede on his fun. Dorian does not take this advice very well, as he gets engaged to Sybil at the end of the chapter.
How might Dorian's choice to become engaged hurt him in the long run?
2.) "But you should not say the greatest romance of your life. You should say the first romance of your life" (53).
This is Lord Henry's response to Dorian's feelings towards his relationship to Sybil. Dorian called his relationship the greatest romance of his life. Yet, Lord Henry did not think so strongly of relationships as Dorian did. Again, this takes the course of the above quote. Lord Henry did not want Dorian to see himself with Sybil forever, since he could meet someone better later on, or she could impede on his own enjoyment. This is evidenced when Lord Henry said that he had dated many actresses, and found them to be rather drab. At the moment, it is unclear as to why Lord Henry cares to intervene in each of Dorian's affairs. What seems evident at times, however, is that Lord Henry and Basil seem to take homosexual undertones around Dorian. Perhaps that explains why Lord Henry and Basil care so much about Dorian's affairs, and why Lord Henry is unsatisfied with his marriage to his wife, Victoria.
How might Basil and Lord Henry respond to the news of Dorian's engagement?
This is Lord Henry's response to Dorian's feelings towards his relationship to Sybil. Dorian called his relationship the greatest romance of his life. Yet, Lord Henry did not think so strongly of relationships as Dorian did. Again, this takes the course of the above quote. Lord Henry did not want Dorian to see himself with Sybil forever, since he could meet someone better later on, or she could impede on his own enjoyment. This is evidenced when Lord Henry said that he had dated many actresses, and found them to be rather drab. At the moment, it is unclear as to why Lord Henry cares to intervene in each of Dorian's affairs. What seems evident at times, however, is that Lord Henry and Basil seem to take homosexual undertones around Dorian. Perhaps that explains why Lord Henry and Basil care so much about Dorian's affairs, and why Lord Henry is unsatisfied with his marriage to his wife, Victoria.
How might Basil and Lord Henry respond to the news of Dorian's engagement?
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