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1.) grotesque - (adj.) odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre (dictionary.com)

"The waving of crooked, false-jeweled fingers gave an added grotesqueness to the words" (65).

2.) prig - (n.) a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, esp. in a self-righteous or irritating manner (dictionary.com)

"As for the lives of one's neighbors, if one wishes to be a prig or a Puritan, one can flaunt one's moral views about them, but they are not one's concern" (82).

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1.) "Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them" (70).

This quote relates the feelings of Sybil and James Vane towards their mother. Sybil feels that her mother does not entirely believe that her relationship with Sybil would do them much good in their time of debt. In the meantime, James sees his mother as too protecting. In the above quote, both James and Sybil are judging their mother. They grew up loving her since she took care of them, but now they are denouncing her for her protectiveness. Perhaps a similar thing could be occurring between Basil, Dorian, and Lord Henry. Basil and Lord Henry seem to both be very protective of Dorian, and perhaps the above quote is a foretaste of how their relation would play out to be.

2.) "I should fancy that the real tragedy of the poor is that they can afford nothing but self-denial. Beautiful sins, like beautiful things, are the privilege of the rich" (83).

This is another of Lord Henry's witty claims. He says that the problem with the poor is that they can not afford to commit wrongdoings, since they are already at a loss, which the rich can do whatever they want, since their money will serve as a cushion if they got into trouble. This comment is directed towards Dorian's relationship with Sybil. Dorian is rich, but Sybil is poor. Basil and Lord Henry feel that Dorian is making a mistake getting married to a poor girl. Yet, they reluctantly acknowledge his decision, because Dorian is rich. If he got into trouble, his money would save him. Yet, Basil and Henry can not realize this without being troubled; "The painter was silent and preoccupied" (84). Perhaps this is in correlation with the sexual undertones of Lord Henry and Basil towards Dorian, or perhaps it could even be jealousy.