Dorian Gray Attic

Towards the end of the novel dorian takes basil up to his attic to reveal the painting to him.

Dorian gray attic.

Welcome to the depraved attic of dorian gray. Dorian gray is the subject of a full length portrait in oil by basil hallward an artist impressed and infatuated by dorian s beauty. The depraved attic of dorian gray was inspired by the 1890 oscar wilde tale of a hedonistic libertine who sells his soul to faust in order to remain beautiful forever his portrait grows old and weathered instead of the living man which is where the horror aspect of the evening took center stage. Escape to the profane world of oscar wilde s most devilish protagonist for an intimate evening of sinful cuisine excessive libations theatrical antics musical performances caviar bumps and definitive disco dining club rambunctiousness.

In a fit of rage dorian stabs and kills basil. He wants basil to see what he has created and it almost feels like dorian blames basil for how his life has turned out. He believes that dorian s beauty is responsible for the new mood in his art as a painter. The pivotal moment in dorian gray is when dorian having done some charity work out of alarm at the unflattering cast that hedonism has etched on his portrait s face visits the attic to see how.

He then blackmails an old acquaintance to get rid of the body.