The Picture of Dorian Gray
A young man's portrait ages while he does not.
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Dramatis personae
4 characters
Dorian Gray
The Puer Aeternus
If it were only the other way! If it were I who was to be always young, and the picture that was to grow old...
Lord Henry Wotton
The Trickster
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.
Basil Hallward
The Devoted Artist
Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.
Sybil Vane
The Tragic Muse
You have killed my love. You used to stir my imagination. Now you don't even stir my curiosity.
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