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1.) brocade - (n.) fabric woven with an elaborate design, esp. one having a raised overall pattern (dictionary.com)

"Old brocades, green bronzes, , lacquer-work, carved ivories, exquisite surroundings, luxury, pomp - there is much to be got from all these" (Wilde 114).

2.) languid - (adj.) lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow (dictionary.com)

"He opened The St. James's languidly, and looked through it" (127).

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1.) "I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them" (112).

This quote comes in when Basil goes over Dorian's house and apologizes for Sybil's death. This quote is Dorian's response to Basil's apology. It seems that Dorian does not care much for Sybil's death, or perhaps he selectively forgot about it. This is a sign of Lord Henry's influence working on Dorian. Lord Henry taught Dorian to not let the little things hurt him and to live his live to the fullest. This is Dorian trying to do that, yet, the death of Sybil, who was to be his wife, is not necessarily a little thing. If Dorian keeps doing this, he will fall into trouble. He was unkind the first time to Sybil, and she killed herself. Perhaps next time Dorian is unkind, another person will end up dying. Whatever the case, Dorian must also avoid the negative coping mechanism of selective forgetting too. It creates in his mind the inability to care and the tendency to commit more wrongs.

2.) "What the worm was to the corpse, his sins would be to the painted image on the canvas. They would mar its beauty, and eat away its grace" (122).

This quote comes in when Dorian resolves to hide the painting in the schoolroom of his house. This quote was used after Dorian placed a drop cloth over it. It was ornate and beautiful, like the painting that it concealed. In this quote, it seems that Dorian's sins are responsible for the slight changes that have appeared on the painting. This quote could be a brief summary of Dorian's future. Perhaps Dorian hid the painting, since he feared that after a while, it might begin to look pretty ugly with his sins. Maybe he put it in a safe spot so that he could look at it in private, and see how his sins change it. Whatever the case might be, it gives a foretaste of what is to come, and that is that he will not have a very bright future.