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Friday, August 5, 2011

synopsis of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" book

there is two person who are in friendship. basil hallaward and lord henry. they are study in oxford university together. lord henry (harry) is a rich man. he did'nt work at all. and basil, he is  a well-known artist and he in painting something nearly finished. is a picture of beautiful young man. and it is picture of dorian gray. basil see it and suddenly he said that the picture is so great! why didn't you show it in gallery?? everybody must see it! but basil didn't want it. because of some reason. then basil told to harry why he didn't show it into gallery. he told harry that the picture is about dorian gray. and he paint it because dorian gray is a very important person for him. he could be a well-known artist because of dorian. for basil. dorian is very very important person.
one day, dorian come into art studio which basil in painting him in it.after an hours, the picture has finished and make dorian proud to basil and his painting. but harry told dorian that the picture will always be young than dorian will be wrinkled and ugly. dorian was angry. he wish that he be never wrinkled and ugly and always in young than the picture will be wrinkled and ugly. then he put some clothes to cover the picture. and it will never seems by someone else.
a moment. dorian has a person who want to be a wife for him. she is a good actresses in some theater podium, so, one day, dorian invite basil and harry to meet her. dorian wanna show a person who will marry him. her name is sybil vane. but in podium, she act very bad and make harry and basil didn't believe that dorian will get married with her. than dorian confused and left her. sybil vane crying and promised to him that she will act very good, she will tribute everything, she will give everything to marry dorian. but dorian didn't believe it and left sybil vane. 
next day, dorian was told by harry that sybil vane was dead. she drunk poison and make herself dead. but dorian just make the news like a wind. he didn't care about it. he just enjoying his life, don't care with other person and been hedonism.many person didn't like dorian now. everybody always talk about dorian. when dorian come into a room. another person there suddenly get out from there. dorian was being evil.

dorian got back to studio which the picture of him covered by clothes in it.he opened it and he got the picture was wrinkled and been ugly. he proud of it that his whish has been true. basil got in into studio and he got dorian in it. he suddenly shock what was happened to dorian. he was being evil now. basil go to armchair and put his head on the table. he was very sad what was happened to dorian. at that moment, dorian killed basil with knife in his hand. he put basil into a cupboard in studio. the dorian left it.
dorian want to forgot everything. he want to go to some place far away. he go to the train station. but there is a person who wanna kill him. he is a sailor and he is brother of sybil vane. his name is james vane. he put his hand to dorian's neck. bringing him to the street. but he get a person with young face like twenty years old. and sybil vane was dead seventeen years ago. he think it's impossible than he left dorian. but, some person told him that dorian has young face whole long years. than james vane looking for dorian again and always terror dorian.
one day, james vane was dead. dorian proud of it becaus he get free from the terror. now, he want to change his life to a good life. he has a new person who will marry him. 
last moment, dorian went to the studio.he got knife which he used to kill basil. and now, he want to kill the picture, he want through the evil side of him he want nobody know about his evil. and someday, the servant of studion got in into studio. he get a picture of beautiful young man and  aperson with knife in his heart. he is wrinkled and ugly.



silly (stupid)
nonsense (bullshit-talk with no means)
attic (a space or room inside or partly inside the roof of a building)
exciting (interesting things)
curtain (a piece of material suspended at the top to form a screen, typically movable sideways along a rail )
orphan (have no parents)
excitement (a feeling of great enthusiasm and eagerness)
cruel (act towards someone in a way which seems harsh but will ultimately be of benefit to them)
whispered (speak very softly)
bills (a printed or written statement of the money owed for goods or services/a medieval weapon like a halberd with a hook instead of a blade)
carriage (any of the separate sections of a train that carry passengers)
shout ( utter a loud cry, typically as an expression of a strong emotion)
huge (extremely large; enormous)
decided (definite; unquestionable)
behave ( act or conduct oneself in a specified way, especially towards others)
upset (make (someone) unhappy, disappointed, or worried)
inquest (a judicial inquiry to ascertain the facts relating to an incident.)
terrible (extremely bad or serious)
throat (the passage which leads from the back of the mouth of a person)
perhaps (used to express uncertainty or possibility)
ordinary (normal)
sighed (sounded expressing sadness, tired, or similar)
early (belonging or happening near the beginning of a particular period)
recognized (identify (someone or something) from having encountered them before ; know again)
straight ( extending or moving uniformly in one direction only; without a curve or bend)
thick ( with opposite sides or surfaces that are far or relatively far apart)
 lay (put (something) down gently or carefully)
lit (the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible)
pick (ake hold of and remove (a flower, fruit, or vegetable) from where it is growing)
reached ( stretch out an arm in a specified direction in order to touch )
blond (fair or pale yellow)
pleased (feeling or showing pleasure and satisfaction, especially at an event or a situation)
stabbed (thrust a knife or other pointed weapon into (someone) so as to wound or kill)
breathe (take air into the lungs and then expel it, especially as a regular physiological process)
drip(let fall or be so wet as to shed small drops of liquid)
suitcase (a case with a handle and a hinged lid, used for carrying clothes and other personal possessions)
horrible (causing or likely to cause horror; shocking)
matter (physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit)
pale (light in colour or shade; containing little colour or pigment)
wire (metal drawn out into the form of a thin flexible thread or rod)
expect (regard (something) as likely to happen)
frightened (afraid)
towards ( in the direction of)
shone (past and past participle of shine)
stairs (a set of steps leading from one floor of a building to another, typically inside the building)
den ( a wild mammal’s hidden home; a lair)
sailor (a person whose job it is to work as a member of the crew of a commercial or naval ship or boat)
narrow (of small width in relation to length)
crash (collide violently with an obstacle or another vehicle)
pain (highly unpleasant physical sensation caused by illness or injury)
faint (weaknessbarely perceptible)
handkerchief (a square of cotton or other finely woven material intended for wiping one’s nose)
joy (a feeling of great pleasure and happiness)
inn (a pub, typically one in the country, in some cases providing accommodation)
loud (producing or capable of producing much noise)

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