Lady Windermere’s fan is a play that was written by Oscar Wilde on the comedy of four cats. The story concerns a lady Windermere who raises suspects that her husband is having a love affair with another woman. She, therefore, invites the other woman Mrs. Erylnne on her birthday ball...

Introduction Dorian’s tragic journey in Wilde’s novel presents a number of perspectives about aesthetics, and all are seen through the unique lens of Victorian culture. What dominates, however, is one disturbing duality; the elite are enabled to enjoy beauty and pleasure as they choose, and the lower classes supply the...

“You poised me with a book once. I should not forgive that. Harry, promise me that you will never lend that book to anyone; it does harm” (Wilde and Camille 146). This quote is contained in chapter Nineteen, which is an oral exchange that pits Dorian against Lord Henry. It...

The British writer, Oscar Wilde is known for his witticisms and humor. However, in his novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, a darker side of the writer appears. The novel tracks the moral bankruptcy of a young, beautiful man, Dorian Gray, during Victorian England. While the novel focuses on the...