Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
character
|
| gptkbp:appearance |
dandy
|
| gptkbp:appearsIn |
The Picture of Dorian Gray
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Basil_Hallward
gptkb:Dorian_Gray gptkb:Sybil_Vane |
| gptkbp:conflict |
Dorian's_moral_decline
|
| gptkbp:createdBy |
gptkb:Oscar_Wilde
|
| gptkbp:famousQuote |
The truth is rarely pure and never simple.
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes. Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about. To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. I can resist anything except temptation. The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about. I have nothing to declare except my genius. A man can be happy with any woman as long as he does not love her. |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Lord Henry
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Dorian's_decisions
|
| gptkbp:influenceOn |
gptkb:Dorian_Gray
societal views on morality |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
self-interest
|
| gptkbp:isEvaluatedBy |
gptkb:Dorian's_portrait
Dorian's_wish_for_eternal_youth |
| gptkbp:language |
witty
philosophical provocative |
| gptkbp:personalityTrait |
manipulative
cynical |
| gptkbp:philosophy |
nihilism
individualism relativism hedonism |
| gptkbp:role |
antagonist
|
| gptkbp:setting |
gptkb:Victorian_London
|
| gptkbp:symbolizes |
moral corruption
the duality of human nature decadence |
| gptkbp:theme |
moral ambiguity
aestheticism influence of art |
| gptkbp:viewpoint |
art for art's sake
critique of Victorian norms pleasure-seeking |