#picture of dorian gray vibes

[wannabe-british-fangirl]

~ books read in 2023 ~

#11: A Forgery of Roses by Jessica S. Olson

When ladyroses burn, they bleed.

Rating: 4/5

[academic-vampire]

𝔇𝔬𝔫’𝔱 𝔣𝔬𝔯𝔤𝔢𝔱 𝔱𝔬 𝔢𝔫𝔧𝔬𝔶 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔰𝔪𝔞𝔩𝔩𝔢𝔯 𝔪𝔬𝔪𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔭𝔢𝔞𝔠𝔢. 🍂

[esthers-wine]

“You are a wonderful creation. You know more than you think you know, just as you know less than you want to know.”

― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

[cheezy-whizz]

Depressed? I’m not depressed. I have artistic melancholy, I have poetic sorrow, I have divine misery, I’m ravishingly morose, I’m elegantly sullen, I’m charmingly somber, I’m angelically lonesome, and I am enticingly downcast. But I am NOT depressed.

[wildelypoetic]

“Live! Live the wonderful life that is in you! Let nothing be lost upon you. Be always searching for new sensations. Be afraid of nothing. . .” ~ The Picture of Dorian Gray

[coffeeismycallsign]

overcast mornings, reading, & coffee >

[autumnallunaphotos]

The Picture of Dorian Gray 💛

[thedeadpoetsraven]

I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.

— Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

[klqdraws]

I realized he needed to have Less Hair

[existentialblake]

A morbid longing for the picturesque at all costs

[justastrugglinghotchocolate]

I think if tpodg adaptations want to have a plausible way to 'redeem' Dorian or give him a more 'sympathetic' character arc after he murders Basil, then instead of forcing a love-interest on him, they should force him into Henry's role.

Since Dorian will def make into the 20th century, have him meet someone like him, someone stunningly beautiful, but hopelessly naïve, and then have him serve as their Henry. This gives you at least two options:

The cycle repeats itself- the new pretty person just becomes another Dorian. This maintains the cautionary tale of the original.

The new pretty person rejects Dorian's bullshit - This can be for any number of reasons, maybe the political happenings around them stop them from losing empathy (the 20th century was eventful to say the least), maybe they see the red flags, or (my personal favorite) they have a Basil-figure in their lives who they trust more than the weird ass twink spouting victorian shit. No matter the reason, Dorian will be forced to confront how painfully empty Henry's life was and, because he followed suit, his own life too. This is especially true if the new person has a Basil-figure; Dorian already knew Basil would have saved him, but this rubs salt into the wound and forces him to recognize his own hand in his downfall.

I think forcing Dorian to confront his worldview and then having him realize how awful it is creates a much better foundation for a redemption arc than introducing a new random love interest would.

Hetty Merton (and the subsequent figures who follow) cannot be the one who redeems him, because the whole point about her character is that she didn't matter. One good act and, therefore, one good person is not going to redeem Dorian nor really inspire change in him, otherwise Basil would have been enough.

[its-teeem]

Don't worry guys, it's just their 8th breakup.

[ibrithir-was-here]

How does Rosemary feel about being downgraded (upgraded?) to Sibling?

[This is about the upcoming Netflix series the Grays where... they Did That apparently]

I heeearrrd 🙄😖🙃

I think Rosemary would be feeling just about as disturbed as you'd imagine someone would on having their past life love/murderer be rewritten as their sibling yeah :p

[smalltownfae]

Books about awful men being awful

Usually they get their comeuppances, but sometimes they don’t. Usually no one likes them by the end of it.

[cupid2aiko]

Drawing the Dorian Gray Characters for class part 2! Basil Hallward<3

[sleepy-vix]

ok who let dorian listen to brand new city??