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Oscar Wilde - Coggle Diagram
Oscar Wilde
life
he was born in Dublin
he studied at Oxford
he married a woman, who gave him two children
but he became involved in a legal case
related to a homesexual affair
he was imprisoned for two years
he lived in France
the picture of Dorian Gray
plot
Dorian Gray was a young rich man
(+) Elegant = Dandy
Dorian wishes to stay young and beautiful forever
Basil drew a portrait of him
his fisica appareance remains young in beautiful
the portrait becomes old and ugly
he go beyond the limits imposed on mankind
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themes
the double
the double personality of Dorian
the contrast between good and evil
the contrast between apparente and reality
aestheticism's typical cult of beauty
the perils of a superficial society
the picture
is the Dorian soul
stands for the dark side of Dorian's personality
explanation
appearance vs reality
Dorian was handsome
portrait was ugliness
which reflects his moral decay
good vs evil
public vs private
the duality of Victor morality
Victorian society to gived important to
surface
superficial values
materialism