“There were opiates for remorse” (100). Opiates- A drug, hormone, or other chemical substance having sedative or narcotic effects similar to those containing opium or its derivatives
“the sanguine labyrinth” Sanguine- cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident ; reddish; ruddy
“The girl never really lived, and so she has never really died. To you at least she was always a dream, a phantom that flitted through Shakespeare’s plays and left them lovelier for its presence […] the moment she touched actual life, she marred it, and it marred her, and so she passed away […] don’t waster your tears over Sibyl Vane. She was less real than they are” (107).
In this quote we see Harry speak of what we spoke of in class. Dorian never saw Sibyl living her own life. He fell in love with her acting, and the characters that she portrayed. She always acted in love. When she found true love it doomed her because she did not receive the same feelings. Dorian’s love for her was different. When he saw her for what she was he was displeased and heartbroken. He shot her down and she killed herself because she had lost the love of her life.
“Eternal youth, infinite passion, pleasures subtle and secret, wild joys and wilder sins- he was to have all these things. The portrait was to bear the burden of his shame; that was all” (109)
Dorian’s view about life has changed. When he fell in “love” with Sibyl he vowed to avoid Harry’s influence. In this quote we see that Dorian has come to the realization that he is going to live his life differently. He vowed to not see Lord Henry again or listen to his “poisonous theories” (96). In this quote we see that Dorian has realized he does not need to live with the affects of his sins or shame. He is going to live a life of eternal youth and not be responsible for his actions. The portrait would show the “burden of his shame” (109). His life will be much different than before. Harry’s influence is coming full circle.
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