Points for Understanding

Chapter 1
1.What are the names of the two people in the artist's studio?
What do you know about each of these people?
2. The artist is painting a portrait. He does not want to show this portrait in an art gallery. Why not?
3. The artist does not want his friend to meet the young man. Why?

Chapter 2
1. What does Dorian Gray look like?
2. Lord Henry Wotton tells Dorian how to live his life. What does he tell him?
3. Lord Henry tells Dorian, "You mustn't get burned by the sun". Why does he say?

Chapter 3
1. How does Dorian feel when he first looks at the portrait?
2. Dorian remembers what Harry said in the garden. How does Dorian feel about the portrait now?
3. Dorian makes a wish. What does he wish?
4. Basil says, "You have made me hate my best painting".
a) What does Basil decide to do?
b) What does Dorian do?