Alan Campbell
Alan Campbell is a great scientist who used to be great friends with Dorian Gray. As years went by, Alan and Dorian lost their friendship and when Dorian becomes desperate to get rid of Basil’s dead body he calls Alan and threatens to “send the letter” if he does not acquiesce to his request. Alan, completely petrified, agrees and does the ‘project’ at hand.
Lord Henry Wotton
Lord Henry is a man that comes on as a good person, and then gradually brings out his evil and deceptive self. He is a brilliant intellect and a charming person. While he converses with Dorian, he informs him with his radical theories, which shocks Dorian and others that he tells. They tend to purposefully topple untested aspects of what we call truth. This concept is the first step in Lord Henry’s plan of manipulating Dorian.
Lord Henry is classified as a static character- he does not go through any change through out the novel. He possesses the same wit and cunningness at the end of the novel as he did once he entered it. Some might think Lord Henry did change, but it was only because we started seeing Lord Henry for whom he really is and what he is really trying to do with Dorian. In the beginning of the novel, the reader views Lord Henry as enticing and riveting; however, toward the end of the novel, the reader sees the shallow and evil side to his character. In Dorian’s perspective, Lord Henry was a very beneficial friend that gives him advice of how to live his life. While, in reality, Lord Henry does not even know how to live his own life.
Alan Campbell is a great scientist who used to be great friends with Dorian Gray. As years went by, Alan and Dorian lost their friendship and when Dorian becomes desperate to get rid of Basil’s dead body he calls Alan and threatens to “send the letter” if he does not acquiesce to his request. Alan, completely petrified, agrees and does the ‘project’ at hand.
Lord Henry Wotton
Lord Henry is a man that comes on as a good person, and then gradually brings out his evil and deceptive self. He is a brilliant intellect and a charming person. While he converses with Dorian, he informs him with his radical theories, which shocks Dorian and others that he tells. They tend to purposefully topple untested aspects of what we call truth. This concept is the first step in Lord Henry’s plan of manipulating Dorian.
Lord Henry is classified as a static character- he does not go through any change through out the novel. He possesses the same wit and cunningness at the end of the novel as he did once he entered it. Some might think Lord Henry did change, but it was only because we started seeing Lord Henry for whom he really is and what he is really trying to do with Dorian. In the beginning of the novel, the reader views Lord Henry as enticing and riveting; however, toward the end of the novel, the reader sees the shallow and evil side to his character. In Dorian’s perspective, Lord Henry was a very beneficial friend that gives him advice of how to live his life. While, in reality, Lord Henry does not even know how to live his own life.