Dorian Gray


	Personality	Role
	Only central character with a moral compass and a sense of right and wrong. Does not dress to advertise his status - Lord Henry mocks his cheap watch. This desire not to be a personality contrasts with the attitudes of Dorian and Lord Henry. Homosexual desire for Dorian. Frequently uses the word 'worship'. Refusal to articulate his longing for Dorian means that he cannot have ordinary love. Generosity of spirit - voices approval for the love between Basil and Sybil despite class prejudice and his own hopes.	Consciously taken the role of Good Angel. Basil is the reverse of Lord Henry's Hedonistic ideal. Basil's self-denial for his feelings for Dorian make him the heart of the story. Unrequited lover role and embodiment of longing.
	Development (Growth & change)	Other information
	At the close of the novel Lord Henry dismisses Basil as a 'bore' Introduced as a trusted friend of Lord Henry and Dorian.	The story of Pygmalion, the sculptor who falls in love with the statue he has created that is then brought to life by the goddess Aphrodite, was the subject of a series in paintings by Edward Burne-Jones in 1878.

Only central character with a moral compass and a sense of right and wrong.
Does not dress to advertise his status - Lord Henry mocks his cheap watch. This desire not to be a personality contrasts with the attitudes of Dorian and Lord Henry.
Homosexual desire for Dorian. Frequently uses the word 'worship'. Refusal to articulate his longing for Dorian means that he cannot have ordinary love.
Generosity of spirit - voices approval for the love between Basil and Sybil despite class prejudice and his own hopes.

Consciously taken the role of Good Angel.
Basil is the reverse of Lord Henry's Hedonistic ideal.
Basil's self-denial for his feelings for Dorian make him the heart of the story. Unrequited lover role and embodiment of longing.

The story of Pygmalion, the sculptor who falls in love with the statue he has created that is then brought to life by the goddess Aphrodite, was the subject of a series in paintings by Edward Burne-Jones in 1878.

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