![]() ![]() He tells the young man that only the senses can cure the soul just as the soul is the only remedy for the senses. In the garden, Lord Henry continues to influence Dorian. After a few minutes of silence, Dorian and Lord Henry retire to the garden Basil says he must finish up the portrait's background but will join them shortly. To realize one's nature perfectly - that is what each of us is here for." He laments that humanity has lost courage, and he presents a monologue on courage, fear, living life fully, and the virtues of yielding to temptation.ĭorian senses "entirely fresh influences" at work on him and begs Lord Henry to stop his speech. In a key statement that echoes Wilde's personal philosophy, Lord Henry asserts, "The aim of life is self-develop-ment. All influence is immoral" - that is, to influence someone is to alter his view of himself. Dorian has "taken a fancy" to Lord Henry.ĭorian is intrigued that Lord Henry might be a "very bad influence." Lord Henry responds prophetically with one of his aphorisms: "There is no such thing as a good influence, Mr. When Lord Henry meets Dorian, he notices that Dorian is very handsome and that "All the candor of youth was there, as well as youth's passionate purity."īasil wants to finish the portrait of Dorian and asks Lord Henry to leave, but Dorian insists that he remain. The chapter begins as Basil and Lord Henry enter the studio. ![]()
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