Chapter Analysis (Grade 12 NSC Matric English HL): Flashcards
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Time span of Dorian's story
Time span of Dorian's story
Approx. 20 years
Wilde's preface view on art's purpose
Wilde's preface view on art's purpose
Art serves no moral purpose
Epigrams definition
Epigrams definition
Short, clever sentences expressing ideas wittily
Faustian theme
Faustian theme
Selling soul for earthly pleasures (ref. to Faust legend)
Sibyl Vane
Sibyl Vane
Actress Dorian falls in love with in East End
James Vane
James Vane
Sibyl's brother seeking revenge; working-class justice
How Sibyl Vane dies
How Sibyl Vane dies
Suicide by poison
Where Dorian hides the portrait
Where Dorian hides the portrait
Locked attic room
Weapon Dorian uses to kill Basil
Weapon Dorian uses to kill Basil
Knife
Final scene outcome
Final scene outcome
Dorian dead & aged, portrait restored to beauty