![]() And finally it will be looked at, how Oscar Wilde expressed his homosexuality in this novel. In this overview the plot and the main characters taking place in his work will be presented. First there will be an overview of “The Picture of Dorian Grey”. And as a last, how Oscar Wilde expressed his homosexuality in “The Picture of Dorian Grey”. And lastly the consequences, which came with his love live, especially because of the relations with young men. Secondly, his life will be presented I will provide a short biography, after that his love life will be dealt with. I will have a look at the Victorian Age in general and the Victorian values regarding to sexuality and homosexuality to provide the social and historical background of Oscar Wilde’s life. His life leads to three major points within this paper.įirst, the historical time he was born and lived in: The Victorian Age. Especially his variety within his works, the way of writing and his yeasty life contribute to the legend of Oscar Wilde. But in this paper I will have a look at his only novel: The Picture of Dorian Grey. He did not write only one genre he wrote prose, letters and lots of others. Just as interesting and chequered as his life were his works. His exaggerated and varied lifestyle, the Victorian Age and their values are marking the staring points of this paper I will give a short overview in the following lines. Before those relations he was married and had two children. ![]() One of the broken, not even taboo, even law was the fact that he had homosexual relationships with younger men. Oscar Wilde lived an exaggerated lifestyle, with which he also broke lots of taboos. “We tend to see him as a proto-modern figure who was unlucky enough to have been born in the nineteenth century, forgetting that the freedoms he enjoyed were not available to Victorian men.” (Sweet 193) This Quote is a great characterization of Oscar Wilde, especially his life in the Victorian Century. Homosexuality in the Picture of Dorian Grey ![]() The Picture of Dorian Grey and the Homosexuality of Oscar WildeĢ. ![]()
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