For this blog post, you will pick a character from THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY and any other character from our literature and discuss how the two characters are REMARKABLY similar to one another. Again, your aim is to find as many unique parallels between the two characters as possible.
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With many combinations of character comparisons, the first pair that came to my mind would be Blanche Ingram of Jane Eyre and Dorian Gray himself. Both are very driven, but flawed characters. Miss Ingram is very conscious of the way society views her, especially Mr. Rochester. She has a beautiful, sunny, kind exterior, but secretly only goes after him for his money and status in society. She outwardly shows her anger after she finds out that Mr. Rochester supposedly lost his fortune and all of her flirting was worthless. In other words, her outer beauty does not match her ugly inner soul. She is selfish, deceitful, and haughty. Similarly, Dorian is compared to Greek gods and considered unbelievably youthful and good looking. However, he lets this get to his head and mars the innocence of his soul. He partakes in sinful activities and delights in his corruption. When out with friends, however, he hides his other personality and is admired by his peers until some begin to realize his twisted character, just as Jane recognized Blanche Ingram's insincerity. Blanche Ingram and Dorian Gray are obsessed with an idea that becomes their downfall. For Miss Ingram, it is money, which she believes is the key to her happiness. Dorian, on the other hand, is focused on outer beauty and youth, which is a thing that cannot last forever. He attempts to refuse the natural aging process and will do anything to maintain his present self. These hopes are destructive to both characters and neither can escape the truth; society's glorified idea of what is important cannot sustain a happy, productive life. In the end, both characters are overly concerned with their image and let their values slip. They are driven to achieve their ideals and do not consider the consequences. These two characters are prime examples of the negative influence society and its morphed views can have upon characters who do not develop their own value system.
Dorian Gray and Mr. Rochester are clearly two remarkably similar characters. Both characters, experience tremendous suffering because of a hidden secret throughout the novel. They were struggling internally but had no way to show it. Mr. Rochester suffers so much because he is hiding Bertha from Jane. He does everything he can to keep Bertha hidden away, even if it means locking her up in a room. Dorian Gray suffers so much because he is hiding the portrait and his secret to beauty from everyone. He, like Mr. Rochester, locks the painting in a room, to keep anyone from having any possible chance of seeing it. Mr. Rochester hates hiding Bertha and lives with knowing that she is alive and upstairs just like Dorian Gray knows that the painting is always going to be there and there is nothing he can do about it. Both characters also just snap emotionally at one point. Mr. Rochester snaps at the wedding when he takes them all up to the room to show them what a monster Bertha is, and Dorian Gray snaps when Basil Hallward is over. Both characters cannot take the pain of what they are hiding and go on an emotional rampage. Dorian becomes furious and yells at Basil about how much pain he has caused him. Mr. Rochester becomes furious when his secret about Bertha is revealed at the wedding. Both characters are also defenseless in their situations. Dorian did make the wish, but not actually meaning for it to come true. He had no way of stopping the painting from growing and himself from staying the same age. Mr. Rochester, like Dorian, had no way of getting rid of Bertha. He was stuck with her. Both characters had no way of getting out of what had happened to them. The two characters were also happy with their situation in the beginning and then soon learnt to hate it. Mr. Rochester was happy with Bertha when he first married her until he realized that she was crazy. Dorian was also happy with the painting in the beginning, because he was able to laugh at how ugly he was supposed to be, but then became very depressed and learned to hate himself. Both characters face the same hardships and struggles throughout their lives, therefore making them similar.
Emma C
Dorian Gray and Capulet from “Romeo and Juliet” are similar. Foremost, both Dorian and Capulet are two characters that become absolutely enamored with an element of life. Dorian Gray becomes obsessed with youth. He lets this idea of being forever young and obtaining youth consume him. Dorian unknowingly lets his changing portrait take over his life. He commits murder, treats others like nothing, and sinks to the lowest point of his life. Dorian takes extreme measures to feed his infatuation of youth, even when he knows it is wrong, and it completely destroys him. Similarly, Capulet becomes overly preoccupied with social class. He lets his fascination for his public image drive his actions. Capulet throws a huge party and forces onto himself loads of unnecessary pressure to give his guests memorable time. He frets the entire party about how his guests are thinking of him and what they will say when the party ends. Capulet becomes only concerned about his image in society. Additionally, both characters have a negative influence driving them to their unhealthy obsessions. Dorian Gray becomes good friends with Lord Henry. After their initial meeting, Dorian begins to do things the way Lord Henry does. He listens intently to every twisted word that Lord Henry says and starts to believe his ideas. It was even Lord Henry who influenced Dorian to express a need for eternal youth. Lord Henry feeds Dorian’s addiction with a book which leads Dorian to become even more obsessed with the secrets of the portrait. Lord Henry drives Dorian further down into his damaging fascination. Likewise, Capulet sees Montague and his image in society. Capulet is determined to be of a higher status than his long time enemy, Montague. By seeing Montague every day and knowing his position, Capulet is driven more and more by Montague to be the best. Montague’s own image in society fuels Capulet’s need to come out on top, which contributes to his preoccupation with social class. Dorian Gray and Capulet have similarities which make them timeless characters of literature.
Dorian is a lot like the friar from "The Canterbury Tales". Both give the impression of innocence, Dorian because of his looks and the friar because of his profession and his lisp. However, both are much more despicable than they appear. The friar takes advantage of women, sleeps with them, gets them pregnant, and then pays some man to marry them and get them off his hands. Dorian breaks Sybil's heart, causing her to commit suicide and also murders Basil. Both maintain the appearance of a young, caring individual; however this cannot be further from the truth. Both are wicked characters wrapped in their own web of crimes, some more heinous than others. Dorian is also a little like St John from "Jane Eyre" in the way that both are described as Greek gods, and similarly, when one gets to know St John, it is realized that he is much different than his appearance lends him to be, much like Dorian. Dorian is also a lot like Mr. Rochester in the way that he likes to control what is going on around him. The only difference is that Dorian uses his looks to get what he wants and Rochester uses his personality.
Dorian Gray is most like Mr. Rochester in the literature we have read. Dorian and Mr. Rochester are both hiding their secrets. Dorian hides the reflection of his soul in the painting and what he has done, such as murdering Basil, and Mr. Rochester hides Bertha. Dorian And Rochester's hidden secrets both didn't start out as secrets,the things that they are hiding both started out as some of the best things of their life. The portrait of Dorian started out a beautiful painting and ended up ending his life, and Bertha was a beautiful and suitable wife who eventually caused the blinding and crippling of Mr. Rochester. They both hide their secrets by locking them up in the top floor of their house. They both realize that their efforts of hiding the secrets are worthless because their secrets eventually come out. The two are also ugly in ways that people would not suspect. Dorian is ugly on the inside because he has completely ruined his soul and conscience and Mr. Rochester is unattractive of the outside, but a loving and kind person on the inside.
Erin O
the character that would most directly relate to Dorian Gray is Caroline Bingley from Pride and Prejudice. The main parallel between them is that Dorian is extremely obsessed with beauty and his youth. similarly, caroline is really obsessed with her social class and the way she looks especially around mr. darcy.she also is disgusted by lizzy who comes over in a dress that is covered in mud because she would never be cought dead looking like that. Similarly Dorian is very involved in things that a beautiful like art and flowers and nature and cannot stand to see his face becoming ugly and sinned in the picture. in another way, Caroline relates to him because she only loves Darcy for his money and class and doesnt actually love hm for his personality and doesnt care that he is proud or rude. Dorian only loves Sybil because she is a great artist and actress who is beautiful and beautiful in her profession but he doesnt actually love her as a person because he dumps her so wuickly after a bad preformance. Finally, they are both easily influenced. Dorian listens to whatever Lord Henry says and read the book he gives him that influences all of his actions and thoughts. Caroline is influenced by mr. darcy. he says were going to get up and move back to london and she doesnt carea about her brother adn his feelings but just moves because the man with the power and money says its a good idea.
I think that Dorian Gray is like Romeo. Both Dorian Gray and Romeo have secrets that they are hiding from everyone else. Dorian Gray keeps the changing picture of his soul a secret, and Romeo keeps his relationship with Juliet a secret. Both of these secrets lead to them killing themselves. Dorian Gray is so upset at the picture of his soul that he tries to kill the picture, but kills himself instead. Romeo drinks poison after he thinks that Juliet is dead. We see here that both of these events were the results of confusion. When trying to ruin the picture, Dorian actually killed himself; and believing that Juliet was dead when she really isn't makes Romeo kill himself. Neither of them really knew the truth. Also, both Dorian and Romeo kill somebody in a moment of rage and don't know how to handle it. Dorian kills Basil, his friend for a long time, just because "suddenly an uncontrollable feeling of hatred for Basil Hallward came over him." He did not plan to kill Basil, but it was a quick moment and he was dead. This is a similar situation to when Romeo kills Tybalt. Romeo was angry at one moment and wanted revenge on him for killing his friend. When Dorian killed Basil, he is in shock and just closes the door behind him when he walks out. Romeo is in shock also, and he runs away and hides. Also, they are both looked at in ways that they don't deserve. Romeo is looked upon as a horrible person by the Capulets. This is only because of a family feud from a long time ago. In reality, Romeo is a good person and should not be viewed as bad only because of the fight between the families. Dorian looks like a good, young person on the outside, but the picture makes it clear that on the inside, Dorian is a bad person. These are the parallels between Dorian Gray and Romeo Montegue.
Dorian Gray and Mr. Darcy possess many similar characteristics. Obviously both Mr. Darcy and Dorian are very proud people. Dorian Gray thinks exceptionally of his youth and beauty and believes himself superior to other people because of it. Mr. Darcy is very proud of both his good looks and his high position in society so he also believes himself superior to the people surrounding him. Both men are also very driven and determined to achieve their desires. For example, Dorian is so determined to stay young that he in a way sells his soul to the devil and trades away his ability to recognize his wrong doings and feel emotions of remorse. Darcy is also very determined in his chase for Elizabeth because he did whatever it took to earn her life by doing great actions like helping with the Lydia and Wickham situation. Both men also hold very high standards for the women that they chose to give their hearts to. When Dorian first sees Sibyl Vane act on the stage he was instantly amazed at the way she became the character and acted as lived through their experiences but when she did not deliver the same performance another night he instantly fell out of love with her and she no longer lived up to his expectations. Darcy also said in a conversation that he prefers that his women are accomplished, well read, and artistic. I think that the only true difference between Darcy and Dorian are their morals.
Basil Hallward from The Picture of Dorian Gray and the Narrator for William Shakespeare's Sonnet CXLIV are remarkably similar. In Sonnet CXLIV, the narrator seems to be losing his best friend to the new romance in his friends life. In Dorian Gray, Basil does not want to share Dorian with Lord Henry because he is afraid that Henry will badly influence Dorian and he would lose his friend. Both characters have the fear their friends being tainted and taken away from them. In Dorian Gray, Basil's fears come true and unfortunately he comes to a tragic end by his stolen friend. Basil and the narrator struggle to win their friend back as well. Basil continuously tries to do things like have dinner and go to plays with Dorian but has a hard time because Henry shows him the 'finer side of life', while making it hard for Basil to win Dorian back. For the narrator in the sonnet, it's nearly impossible to win back because the girl that is occupying his friend is "[corrupting his] saint to be a devil". Both characters are remarkably similar because they both strive to win their friends back from another 'satanic' character.
Emily M.
I think Dorian is a lot like Mr. Rochester in the Jane Eyre. In a way they are both hiding some sort of secret. Mr. Rochester, hides his insane wife Bertha in the third floor of his house. Dorian also hides his painting on the third floor of his house. This painting has all of Dorians pains and sufferings inside of it, and no one has ever seen it like it is now. He also hides Basils murder from everyone. The portrait of Dorian started out as a masterpiece. A wonderful piece of artwork that everyone loved. In the same way for Mr. Rochester and Bertha, their marriage started out as a wonderful thing that happened in both of their lives. Untill the day that Bertha showed her real personality of being insane. Both of them realized in the end that it was stupid of them to try and hide these secrets because in the end the truth always comes out. They both struggle with this secret on the inside. It is tearing Mr. Rochester up to not tell Bertha about Jane. It is also hurts Dorian because he knows that the portrait is always there and that is the real him. They both have a short tollerance for things. Mr. Rochester can not take hiding Bertha anymore at the wedding, he storms out and leads everyone to finally revel his secret. Dorian becomes so upset with Basil about the pain that he has caused him, and does not know what to other than to lash out and murder him.
Two comparable characters are Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice and Dorian Gray. Both of these men are very stubborn and proud. They act as though the world revolves around them. Mr. Dorian Gray cares a lot of about his looks and beauty. He loves the idea of being higher in status than others. Mr. Darcy is known by everyone for his handsome features and his proud attitude in his high social class in society. Both these men are proud of their good looks and act as if they are better than society surrounding them. Dorian Gray and Mr. Darcy are both ambitious in their own ways. Mr. Darcy does everything in his power to get Elizabeth and achieve this goal he set for himself. He wants Elizabeth and he will keep working hard to get what he wants. This shows how stubborn Mr. Darcy can be because he is more worried about his own feelings. Dorian Gray does everything he possibly can to keep his own youth. Dorian wants to keep his youth and beauty and will do so at all costs. Neither Dorian nor Darcy will let anything get in their way to achieve their desires. Darcy was willing to help Lizzy’s little and annoying sister Lydia and her new husband Wickham in the beginning of their marriage. He also does not care what Lady Catherine (his aunt) has to say about his choice in wanting to marry Lizzy Bennet. Dorian will go all the way to murdering Basil to maintain the qualities he wants to keep with himself (or in his painting). Even though Dorian knows his actions are wrong, he still will commit such a crime because he cares more about himself than another person’s life. Both Darcy and Dorian are stubborn, driven, and proud men set to do all they can to get what they want in life.
I think that Dorian Gray is very similar to Ebenezer Scrooge from “A Christmas Story.” In the beginning of “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” Dorian is a kind and innocent person who has had few negative influences in his life. Likewise, Scrooge’s girlfriend mentions that he has changed since she first met him, which suggests that he was not always such a greedy and sinful person. In this story, Scrooge becomes completely absorbed in his love for money, which is what causes him to change into such a bad person. Dorian Gray’s main influence is Lord Henry. Henry becomes the center of his life and introduces many new philosophies to Dorian that cause him to live more sinfully. The negative change that occurs in both characters has a large impact on their daily lives. Scrooge becomes withdrawn from society, and Dorian makes many enemies and loses several friends. Both Ebenezer’s and Dorian’s lives become so immoral that they need someone to show them how to be better people. For Dorian, this person is Basil Hallward, who tries to convince him to stop listening to Henry and pray for forgiveness. Ebenezer’s most positive influences are the three spirits that visit him on Christmas Eve. They show him how greedy he has become and influence him to reform his life. Ebenezer Scrooge and Dorian Gray are similar because they both begin as good people, but eventually their lives become corrupt, and they need help breaking their sinful habits.
In comparing The Picture of Dorian Gray with our past books, I found Jane Eyre and Basil Hallward to be very similar. Besides the fact that Jane and Basil are both artists, they also are introverts. Jane keeps to herself and guards any emotion she has from slipping out. Basil puts any emotion he has into his artwork and keeps any other tone light and lacking any feeling. Though both seem lifeless to the reader towards the beginning of the book, both Jane and Basil stick up for themselves and what they think is right at the end. Jane stands up to Rochester, and although she loves him, she leaves for the sake of her conscience. Basil stands up to Dorian at the end of the book and confronts him about all the rumors of the horrible things he has done. Also, Jane and Basil have a deep admiration for their friends. Jane admires Ms. Temple and looks to her for everything in her early life at Lowood. Basil, on the other hand, finds the true form of his artwork in Dorian Gray. He is magnetically drawn to Dorian. Finally, Jane Eyre and Basil Hallwood both share the gift of expression. Through their work, they give a beautiful gift to the world that they are noticed for frequently. It is the outlet of their hopes, dreams, horrors, happiness, and sadness. Through their art, they depict those they love in beautiful drawings and paintings as an outlet to their emotions.
The 2 characters that I think are a lot alike are Dorian Gray and Romeo from Romeo& Juliet.
The first reason I think they are similar is that they both find their women of romantic interest at first sight. Dorian was such a handsome gentlemen that his appearance lured everyone to his delicate face. His appearance was such a delight that people could not help but notice it .Romeo's status in society caused people to be enchanted by his charm. Dorian meets his women of interest Sibyl while she was singing in a room full of people. As well when Romeo meets Juliet his romantic interest at a party with tons of people around. After the shows Dorian went backstage to pursue his feeling for Sibly. This is the same for Romeo when he inquired more about Juliet( her name). I think it would be clear to say that after both of them have made contact with their women in a room filled other people they still inquired more about their romantic interest even though it was in different ways. But besides them seeking more information about their women in different ways they did inquire more about their women of interest. Also the other reason I feel these two character are alike is because they both killed someone. They both killed the other person because they both were infused with rage and hate. Romeo was in the moment and was not thinking about his action and was acting out on anger which caused him to kill Tybalt. Dorian kills Basil because an air of hate came across him. Both of them after they had killed the other person werestunned from what had happened and it was oblivious that the particular part of killing another person was still setting in because they both went into shock. Rome is in such shock that he runs off and Dorian is in such amazement of the event that had occurred that he walks away. Both of them find it hard for themselves to believe at first that they are murderers. I think those are the similarities between Romeo and Dorian gray
I believe that Dorian Gray resembles Miss Bingley from Pride and Prejudice. I Think that throughout The Picture of Dorian Gray, Dorian Gray was focused a lot on his looks and how he appeared to people since Lord Henry told him that is the way he should be. Miss Bingley also resembles this because she often commented on how people looked as if looks and the way someone appeared was the only important thing to a person. When Dorian gray received compliments e often took the compliments as if they were already supposed to come to him and Miss Bingley talked about others as if she was more superior over everyone else. They both portrayed how they were very conceited. When Dorian did not like the way things were going he often threw a hissy fit (or killed someone) like when he did not like the idea of becoming old and the way the picture would never change. Miss Bingley shows this as well because when she discovers that Mr. Darcy is interested in Lizzy she gets mad and tries to get others to look at Lizzy's flaws. There are many things that make Miss Bingley resemble Dorian Gray but these are the few examples that stood out.
I believe that Sibyl Vane and Jane from "Pride and Prejudice" are similar. The reason I think this is because both of the girls are instantly infatuated by the men they have known for a short amount of time. Also, in some sense, they don't even know the men very well in the first place. They are too infatuated with these men that when they decide to leave suddenly, they are crushed. When Dorian's feelings for Sibyl change, he decides that he is going to leave and never see her again, even though they were recently engaged. At this, Sibyl feels rejected and is broken by this man whom she has known for a short amount of time. Likewise, when Mr. Bingley suddenly leaves, Jane feels like she has been left behind. She also feels like he leaves because he has no real feelings for her like she has for him, again, even though she didn't know him very well. After Dorian's leaving of Sibyl, she is so depressed and crushed that she decides to kill herself out of her sadness. Jane doesn't go to such extremes as suicide, but after Mr. Bingley's leave, she feels lonely and sad. She remains in this mood for months, until she sees Mr. Bingley again.
After analyzing Dorian Gray from “the Picture of Dorian Gray”, I believe that Dorian, and Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice are notably similar. The most profound similar characteristic, I believe, is that they are very conceited and exhibit a proud manor. They both are good looking, wealthy and believe themselves to be superior to others. To illustrate this idea, Mr. Darcy is judgmental, filled with conceit and believes that he is superior to all people. Mr. Darcy is very proud of both his good looks and his high position in society so he also believes himself superior to the people surrounding him. Mr. Darcy is a very “good looking”(Austin 6) man, who earns “ten thousand [dollars] a year” (6), and thinks he is superior. Mr. Darcy cannot be with such inferior people, and it is “a punishment” (7) for him to dance with any of the girls at one of the balls in the novel. Mr. Darcy makes rude conclusions without even giving people a chance. Likewise, Dorian Gray thinks remarkably of his youthful looks and good looks, which causes him to think himself superior to other people. Consequently, Mr. Darcy’s, and Dorian Gray’s character, pomposity and their misjudgments makes many people in society believe them as being terrible gentleman. Furthermore, they both are determined to get what they want. Mr. Darcy knows exactly what he wants and strives to get it. For example, even though Lady Catherine disagrees strongly of his marriage to Elizabeth, does not let anything get in the way of his love for Elizabeth. Even though he is very rich, and he knows his family will disagree, he does not let that stop him get his girl. Similarly, Dorian will not let anything get in the way of trying to stay young and getting trying to keep his soul, and the painting young. He goes as far as murdering Basil, even though he knows it is so wrong. Therefore, Mr. Darcy, and Dorian Gray, through their pride, good looks, and determination, they prove to be similar characters.
Sibyl Vane from "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and Juliet Capulet from "Romeo and Juliet" are remarkably similar. Sibyl Vane lives in the acting world. She has no sense of reality. She is nieve to the real world and especially to love. Likewise, Juliet does not know a lot about the world around her. She is also nieve to the world around her and particularly to love. Both characters meet a boy and immediately fall in love. When Sibyl meets Dorian she falls head over heels. She declares that Dorian is her "Prince Charming" and within a short period of time they become engaged. She believes herself to be in true love and this, to the reader's knowledge, is her first romantic relationship. Almost at the moment Juliet met Romeo she declared herself to be in true love. Soon after this they arranged a secret wedding. Just as Sibyl, this is Juliet's first romance. Both of these characters catch their lover's eye because of their beauty. Also, in the end, both of these characters commit suicide for the sake of love. Sibyl kills herself because Dorian rejects her and denys any love for her. Juliet kills herself because she finds Romeo dead and she cannot bear living a life without him. Both Juliet's and Sibyl's love also kill themselves. Interestingly, as one of SIbyl's various acting roles, she plays Juliet in a production of "Romeo and Juliet". These two characters fulfill the role of a nieve and love sick girl.
Dorain Gray from "The Picture of Dorain Gray" is alot like Lord Capulet from "Romeo and Juliet", both of the men are obsessed with their images and how soceity views them. In Dorain Gray when Dorain raved to everyone about how good Sibyl, and Basil And Henry came to see the play. Dorain was embrassed when she was terrible because he was that people would think less of him and that he has bad taste. Even after the play, when she tells him that she is in love with him he still leaves her because he is so obsessed with what people will think of him if he stays with her. Lord Capulet is just like this. He is obsessed with every detail of his party, because if it doesn't go well then he will get a bad repuation. He nearly tries to bully women into dancing by saying that if they don't dance then they probably hae corns and things on their feet. He also wants people to drink to have the "liquid courage" affect so they'll losen up. Dorain is so consumed with look young and beautiful he takes the ultimate step and sells his soul so he can remain beautiful. Lord Capulet's ultimate step is having Paris not attack Romeo Montague who his family has hated for years just for one night because of a party. He only does this because he doesn't wnt anyne to talk down about him or his family. Dorain and Capulet are the same because of their superficial outlook on life.
From all the novels that were read this year, Dorian Gray from "The Picture of Dorian Gray" is most comparable to Jane Eyre of "Jane Eyre". First, they both had a troubled childhood. Dorian Gray’s mother was a rich and beautiful woman who married to a soldier. His mother’s father did not like the fact that she married someone so far below her in social status. Because of this, he hired someone to kill him. This makes his life unbalanced and rough as he grows up. Similarly, Jane Eyre loses both of her parents and is forced to live with her atrocious aunt. Her and her children abuse her verbally and even physically, leaving her completely left out and alone. Dorian Gray and Jane Eyre had a hard childhood in which they were both alone. Second, both characters in both novels leave the loves of their lives after one occurrence that happens, but then later choose to come back to them. After watching Sibyl Vane fail miserably while she was acting, Dorian decided that he could not love her anymore because she was stupid. The reason he had fallen in love with her was for her gift of acting, and after she had given that up he chose that he would never see her again. After thinking about his decision he decided that he should not have reacted the way he did and that he should keep his engagement to her. in the same way, Jane Eyre, after finding that Mr. Rochester had already been married, leaves him because she does not want to lose her dignity by staying with him. She then later realizes that she truly loves him and comes back to her senses and at the end of the book returns to him. Furthermore, both Jane Eyre and Dorian Gray had a certain power that was above them that they could not overcome well. The painting of Dorian Gray held in it all of his emotions, forcing him to have the presence of a wonderful and happy man all the time. Likewise, Jane Eyre, while attending Lowood, was under the power of Mr. Brocklehurst who controlled everything that went on there. Mr. Brocklehurst made it clear to all the people at the school that Jane was a sinner and a liar who no one should converse with. Because Mr. Brocklehurst was the highest authority, she could not do anything to change the way he made the others think. The characters in both novels were controlled by a higher force that was among them. Moreover, Jane Eyre and Dorian Gray both hide their emotions most of the time until something happens that forces them to break apart and do something to change the course of the entire novel. For Dorian Gray, no one knew what was really going on inside of him. The painting contained all his feelings and emotions and the way he really looked inside. When Dorian went out he exuded the presence of being an well-rounded kind gentleman. Finally, Dorian could not take what he had become and what the painting had done; he had to destroy it, which in turn destroyed him. Equally, Jane Eyre always hid her emotions from the world, until she could not take it anymore. When she finally had enough of Mrs. Reed she had an outburst and told her how much she hated her and how horrible she had been to her. As an adult, she still hid her emotions until Mr. Rochester was going to get married to who she thought was Blanche Ingram. She told Mr. Rochester about how much she loved him and how she could not hide it anymore. Both characters emanate a presence of being calm and collected and emotionless at most times until they finally break and have an outbreak. In conclusion, Dorian Gray and Jane Eyre can easily be compared as the two most similar characters of all the novels read this year.
Dorian Gray from "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and Mr. Rochester from "Jane Eyre" are very common in many different ways. They both had secrets and hidden feelings about things. Mr. Rochester had his secret hidden wife, Bertha, hidden in the highest room in the mansion. Dorian Gray also had his hideous changing portrait hidden in the highest room in the house. Both Dorian and Mr. Rochester tried to hide their secrets, which would change their lives if they were revealed or seen. I also believe that Dorian is also similar to Ms. Bingley from "Pride and Prejudice" because they both did what ever they had to get what they wanted. Ms. Bingley took Darcy away from Elizabeth and Bingley away from Jane, for her own selfish wants. This is like Dorian in "The Picture of Dorian Gray" when Dorian tells Basil that he will never pose for him ever again, just because he doesn't want to because of the previous portrait. When he murders Basil, he also gets his way when he holds blackmail on Alan Campbell, making him cremate the dead body and getting rid of all the evidence from the murder.
I think that the character Dorian Gray is most similar to in previous literature is Mr. George Wickham. Both men are similar because of their self-centered attitude and obsession with looks and social class. Dorian Gray is extremely self-centered making the philosophy to live for one’s self and soul as the most important thing in life. He is unable to love or have any compassion for everyone else. He turns away his only true love Sybil Vane and drives her to commit suicide. Because of his self-centered way of life Dorian kills the only thing he every truly loved. Dorian also ruins the reputations and corrupts the image of many people. People like Alan Campbell commit suicide because of the force of corruption that hangs over their heads. Adrian was forced to drink away the pain of the rumors left behind in his association with Dorian Gray. Wickham is similar in his self-centered ways because he cares about no one taking and hurting people to do only what he needs to get ahead in the world. When one Bennet sister denies him he moves on to another ruining the reputation of all those involved. He kills the reputation and taints the name of Lydia Bennet because he only wanted money. Wickham lies about his life and others in order to make his life seem better or more desirable. He believes that any women would swoon at the chance to be with him because he is beautiful, just as Dorian does with many Duchesses and upper class wives. Wickham also dwells in his own pity in order to have more attention drawn to him. Dorian dwells in his self-accomplishments and beauty in order to have people become “friends” with him. Both men seek approval from others in order to raise their own self-confidence. They seek recognition of their class and beauty in order to get ahead. They put other people down in order to make themselves seen better or less insecure. Lastly they are obsessed with money and power. Dorian is obsessed with having upper class parties and being young. The painting monopolizes his life because he adores the rush he gets, knowing he is freed of the burden of his shameful soul and painful aging. Wickham is in such need of power in class and money that he will go as far as ruining a family name to take over a dowry and class. Both Wickham and Dorian are similar because of their obsession with power, money, and beauty, their self-centered ways, and the corruption they leave upon others.
Two characters that I found very similar to one another are Dorian Gray from "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and Mr. Darcy from "Pride and Prejudice." They are both upper-class men in society who are good looking and wealthy. They also come off as being very proud, stubborn and conceited at times. Dorian cares a lot about his appearance and as we find out, goes to extremes to keep this. He cares about staying youthful and attractive and is very proud of the way he looks. He cares so much he murders Basil to stay this way. By killing someone just to benefit himself, this shows how selfish and self-centered he truly is. Mr. Darcy also shows a great sense of pride many times throughout the story. When he attends a ball with Mr. Bingley, he meets the Bennet girls for the first time. Unlike Mr. Bingley who was lively and danced every dance, Mr. Darcy danced “only once” (7) with two different ladies. He even “declined” (7) being introduced to any “other lady” (7) and spent the evening walking around and “speaking occasionally” (7) to people of his “own party” (7) which showed his arrogance to everyone. Everyone hoped that he would “never come there again” (7) because it was decided that he was the “proudest, most disagreeable” (7) in the world. While Elizabeth is sitting down for a few dances, she overhears Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy talking. Mr. Bingley asks him to get stop standing around and dance but Mr. Darcy refuses saying that there is “not a woman in the room” (7) that would not be a “punishment” (7) for him to dance with. Mr. Bingley then goes on praising how beautiful all the girls are and asks Darcy if he wants to be introduced to Elizabeth. Mr. Darcy replies say she is “tolerable” (7) but not “handsome enough” (7) to “tempt [him]” (7). Both of these characters show very proud and conceited behavior which makes them very comparable.
the two characters that i think are the most alike are dorian gray from The Picture of Dorian Gray and Lady catherine from pride and prejudice. i think this, because of how the two characters act. they both are so worried about things that shouldn't matter in life. Dorian thinks that all of his looks are important and not aging and cares too much about that. lady catherine is obsessed with people and their status's. she gets involved in peoples business and thinks its wrong when two people of different social classes are together. They both don't know true happiness. Lady Catherine busies herself worrying that Elizabeth and Darcy shouldnt be together. She doesn't focus on things that should be way more important to her. Dorian is so immersed in just finding things that he thinks makes him happy. He thinks that if he gets everything he wants he will be happy. But he just needs to realize that not everything that he thinks is important like looks, is really that important.
I think that Harry's uncle, Uncle George relates to Scrooge. When Harry goes to visit him, Uncle George first assumes that Harry needs money. He tells Harry that he can't give Harry any money and shuts him down. Harry asks for information and help and Uncle George is very scrutint with his reply. He does not seem very social and it does not seem like he wants company just like Scrooge.
I think the characters who are the most same were Dorian Gray, and Mr. Wickham. It killed me to see how self centered both of the men were. Through out the story of Dorian Gray, Dorian at the beginning was very attached to others, and some self respect for them and himself, but as the story dwindeled down,he lost more respect for himself, and started to do terrible things. Although Wickham never directly killed anyone else directly,he in some ways killed others hearts, when he left with no regards in away. Although they had different styles of doing things, both of them left a lasting impact that was hurtful to many people. Although I thought that both men were extremely rude, I thought Dorian was the worse of the two. He went and killed the person who meant so much to him, when Basil was only trying to help him. Also, he completely disregarded Sibyl, when she was only trying to be the perfect lover for him.
Out of all the character from our literature that I think is remarkably similar to Dorian Gray from the novella "The Picture of Dorian Gray," I choose Mr. Edward Rochester from "Jane Eyre." Dorian and Mr. Rochester both possess the trait of good looks. Mr. Rochester has "jetty eyebrows, square forehead, decisive nose, full nostrils, grim mouth, chin, and jaw." Dorian is described as a "young man of extraordinary beauty" as Basil is painting a portrait of him. Lord Henry notices Dorian is very handsome "with his finely curved scarlet lips, his frank blue eyes, his crisp gold hair and all the candor of youth was there, as well as youth's passionate purity." Lord Henry tells him that Dorian should value his youth now while he has it. Dorian become obsessed with keeping his youth forever. Another example of how the two characters are similar are that they both have a dark secret that they keep hidden from others. Mr. Rochester kidnaps a young woman, Bertha, and forces her to marry him. He clearly married her for her good looks and not for the person she is. He keeps her locked up in the attic of Thornfield because she is crazy and Mr. Rochester is embarrassed by her. He tries to keep this secret from everyone, especially Jane Eyre. When Jane and Mr. Rochester fall in love, Bertha becomes an obstacle for the relationship between the two. For Dorian, his secret is murder. Dorian kills Basil, who is his close friend and paints a portrait of Dorian. Dorian stabbed Basil with a knife several times. He tries to keep it on the down low by having Mr. Campbell help him get rid of the body. After Dorian's threat of blackmail, Mr. Campbell is forced to help him.
In my opinion Dorian Gray is very much alike Romeo, from Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Dorian claim to be terribly handsome. And they are both brought up in a wealthy family. They both fall into a life of dissulution and scandlous behavior. These two characters also have romance in their lives. Dorian and Sybil, while Romeo has Juliet. Another reason why i think these two charcaters are alike because they both are killers. Romeo killed Tybalt out of anger, and Dorian killed Basil out of hate. After the killings, they both end up walking away from the situtation for others to take care of it instead of themselves. They both find it hard to admit that they are murderers.
Of all of the comparisons , Dorian Gray is the most similar to Mr. Rochester from Jane Eyre, the narrator from My Last Dutchess, and Blanche Ingram from Jane Eyre. Dorian and Mr. Rochester are similar because they are both struggling internally and are too scared to show their true feelings. Mr. Rochester is emotionally stressed because he must hide Bertha from the world by locking her up in the attic. He is unable to be with Jane even though he loves her very much because he is still married to Bertha and must take care of her. Dorian also hides something away in a room away from everyone else. Dorian knows that he can never get away from the painting that turns into a horrifying picture that represents his soul. Both Mr. Rochester and Dorian know they can't escape what is locked behind the doors, and they know that it is keeping them from the things that they wish they could have or do. Dorian Gray and Blanche Ingram are both are described as very beautiful, and both are very driven in their views. Blanche on the outside is very kind but the reader finds out that she is really only kind to Mr. Rochester because he is wealthy and she wants to have all of his money. Her beauty is very deceiving because on the inside Blanche is very mean, selfish, and greedy. Dorian's looks are also a false representation of his true personality. Dorian is compared to Gods because he is so beautiful and young looking. Dorian because arrogant because of his beauty and becomes an evil person and is happy with his transformation into a person who takes away innocent lives. Dorian is like the narrator in "My Last Dutchess" because they both have their actions represented in a painting. The narrator's hatred for his wife and the truth of how he murdered her is represented in the painting of his "last dutchess". The narrator is very demented and reveals the fact that he killed his wife to someone else where he is unable to hide his true feelings and the anger that he felt toward her. Dorian's soul is also represented through a painting, and when he shows Basil the painting and how it was demented by all of the evil acts that Dorian commited he was no longer able to hide his true evil identity.
in my opinion, Dorian is similar to Romeo. first of all both are very handsome. they are both powerful young men who are driven and full of love. both characters are very nice (until Dorian changes at the end). they are both slightly mysterious as well. Romeo is very secretive about his whole relationship with Juliet who is a Capulet, his family's rival. Dorian is very secretive and mysterious as well when it comes to his painting that has changed his life.
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