13. British Literature
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13. BRITISH LITERATURE
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE – viz 14. otázka
OSCAR WILDE
wasoneofthegreatestIrishwriters
he wasa homosexual and for his affairwith a young man he wasimprisonedfor 2 years
he wrote many plays and poemsf.ex.TheimportanceofBeingEarnestorTheNightingale and the Rose
the most famous noveliscalledThe Picture of Dorian Gray
ittakes place in Lodonatthe end ofthe 19th century
Dorian Grayis a handsomeyoung man whosebeautyfascinatedanartist Basil Hallwardwhopaintshim
Dorian meetsthecynic lord Henrywhotellshimaboutthesenseofbeauty
when Basil finishes his work Dorian wishes he couldalwaysstayyoung
his wishcomestrue and thepaintingofhimgetsoldinsteadofhim
Dorian startsa decadentwayoflife full ofenjoynment
he meets a womanSybil Vanewhokillsherselfafter Dorian isrude to her for her bad performance
as thetimegoes Dorian isstillyoung and beautiful but thepaintinggrowsoldand there are somescars on itthatsymboliseDorian’sbad soul
he evenkillsthe Basilbecause he considershimresponsiblefor his life
in the end wants to destroythepicture and he stabsitwith aknife but he diesinstead
thenpeoplefindoldwrinckled man on theground and beautifulyoung man on thepicture