This classic tale by Oscar Wilde first appeared in 1893 and has been haunting people since. Is it worth a man’s soul to delve into excess and escape punishment? Or is the punishment the withering of that soul despite outward appearances?
This morality tale answers the age-old aphorism “Be careful what you wish for!”
Dorian Gray does get what he wished for in trading places with Basil Hallward’s portrait of him.
Yes, eternal youth spells quite a different picture for one who falls under its spell.
