chapters 6-the end

In chapter 6 the the characters Lord Henry and Basil talk about Dorian's engagement to Sybil. Basil is very concerned that she will bring him down. I keep wondering why everyone in this book is so impulsive. Lord henry's words imply to me that it's an experience that he would like to have since he cant recall being engaged, and i began to wonder back then did they do things just to do them? Dorian seems to think that delightful things happen randomly. He continues to go on and on about how pretty the girl is and whatnot which gets on my nerves a bit since he's rambled about it for the last three chapters. Basil seems to be very upset about dorian's marriage, for reason i dont know but i think he might be gay.

In the next chapter it got alot more interesting. Sybil's performance of Juliet was awful. This was funny because it was the first time that Basil and Lord Henry saw her, and she seemed to not be able to act. They thought she might be ill but she was just pretending to act bad because she had gotten bored of the theatre. Dorian went to talk to her after the play and she told him this. He broke up with her because he thought she was stupid and nieve, claiming that she killed his love for her. It seemed that he only liked the way she acted and that he didnt really like her. After he got home he noticed that the picture had changed it started to look evil.

I'm starting to think that his wish that he made in the first chapter had come true. He wished that he would never age and that the picture would age instead. Because he looked at the painting and found that it had indeed altered. I wonder if this means that he's immortal...that he cant die. In the 8th chapter Dorian began to start thinking about how rude he was when he broke up with her. He felt bad so he wants to marry her. When he tells Lord Henry this, and he tells him that she is dead. Apparently she killed herself by drinking some acid and died instantly. Come to find out that Dorian thinks that he murdered her with his words. Right after he wrote her a letter apoligising and telling her that he loved her. Lord Henry starts making him feel bad by telling him that his marriage would've been awful anyways. It sucks that when someone is down that other people make them feel worse. If this story was a play it would've been a tragedy. Even worse than any Shakesphere play. Sybil must have been really torn to kill herself...and i feel like i have been in her place before, like i can relate to how she felt before she died.

Even though his love killed herself Dorian decides to go to the opera with lord henry. This is very weird to me beause if my fiance had killed herself i wouldnt have gone out with my friend the same day, but i guess lord henry, being so witty, convinced him to go. Lord Henry gets on my nerves the way he talks to dorian right after sybil dies he starts talking about how fake she was and stuff which sucks because i wouldnt have wanted to hear someone say that to me if i was in that situation. But Dorian tells him that he is his best friend. I would've been so mad i would'e cursed him out. Like i said in my last response i think Sybil's brother is going to try and kill Dorian, especially now that she is dead. But i am not so sure that he is going to die since he doesnt seem to get old.


The next day after his fiancee died dorian is visited by Basil the painter, who claims that Dorian has changed and morphed into lord henry. Dorian gets mad at Basil and tells him that he is already "Consoled" and that he doesnt need any sympathy. Basil gets upset about the change that he has made in his personality. He starts to ask about the Painting and where it is claiming that he wants to see it. Dorian says that if he looks at the painting that he will never speak to him again. Dorian finds out that he wants to exibit the painting and he freaks out. Dorian Gray asked him why he said he wouldnt exibit in the first place. Basil asks him did he find something different about the painting. Then it all unfolds.

Afterwards Dorian Gray goes to hide the painting in the schoolroom thinking about what sins he will commit will cause the painting to become a corpse. He does this very secretively. Then after he locks the room he returns to read a book that lord henry has left him...he seems be becoming hedonistic more and more. The book was accopanied by a newspaper clipping about Sybil Vane.



After this it seems that Dorian Gray changes dramatically to the end of the book. The influence of this book given to him by lord henry has become a very negative effect on him. He cant keep away from this book and he spends his time either reading it or being drunk and looking at stuff. The only thing he really thinks about is the book or the painting. In the 13th chapter he kills basil!!!! It was awesome. Finally this book gets good. He committed it out of anger but it was not premeditated. Then afterward he gets a dude named Alan Campbell to destroy the corpse he wrote him a note that made him do it. I wanted to know what it said but the author kept this secret. They burned the body with nitric acid.


Like i said before Sibils Brother starts stalking him and Dorian becomes very scared. He meets him at a bar or something and threatens to kill him but he doesnt because he sees that his face looks the same. Saying that the mad who was responsible for his sisters death was near forty. Twards the end of the book
Dorian wants to become "good" so he starts attending church and what not but in the end it ends tragically as Alan Cambell also commits suicide, Syibils brother dies, and as Dorian tries to destroy the painting...he also dies. He becomes old and the portrait hanging on the wall was as everyone last saw him.

I liked the book...it took a while for it to catch on but when it ended i realised how great it was.

Dorian gray chapters 1-5

I read 4 chapters of dorian gray and so far it's somewhat boring but i am waiting for the action to happen. So far they have introduced a few main characters amonst tons of other characters but there are 5 characters that have stuck out to me so far. The first is Lord Henry a charming man who thinks very higly of himself. He's a friend to Basil the painter who did the portrait of Dorian Gray... a gorgeous young man who seems to be the center of attention in this book. His character sticks out to me alot not only because he's supposed to be gorgeous, but because he's a bit amusing because he seems like the typical 20 year old guy but in a different century. Another character that seems interesting but i havent gotten to chance to really get to know her is Sybil Vane. Who's an actress at a theatre run by a jew whom Dorian falls in "love" with.

In the first chapter we got to meet 3 main characters and it was really interesting because it seemed like Basil and Lord Henry were homosexual. I thought this because Oscar Wilde led me to think that these 2 guys were calling Dorian Gray handsome and stuff, and because of the fact that Basil said that he must see him everyday or he couldnt be happy. This was very weird to me. Maybe they are a bit gay. But as the book progrressed this confusion subsided. But as i began to really think about it maybe this book really showed the first homosexual characters in british literature. Idk...it's just a thought.

Another thing i found interesting in this novel was the characters feelings on Americans. They seem to have no idea what america is actually like and they just assume stuff it's kinda halarious. Because Lord Henry was conversing with his uncle about someone getting married to a American and they start talking about "american dry goods" and someone asks what that is and they say "American novels" I thought that was amusing.

At the end of the 4th chapter i learned that Dorian Gray was getting married to Sybil. It confused me because in the 5th chapter Sybil's mother Mrs. Vain said that she was stupid to marry him and that she didnt even know his name. Personally i wouldnt marry someone right off the bat that i didnt know his name, no matter if he was rich and handsome or not. I thought it was very sweet that her brother is overprotective of her, even though he's 16 years old. He even went to far as to say that if he ever did her wrong that he would kill her...which was problably going way to far. Then after he said that he went to talk to his mother and asked if she was married to his father She said no, and he left saying that his mother only had one child to look after now. Then i began wondering how could a 16 year old possibly support himself in those days.

This book is very good so far but i am really interested to see whats going to happen. The story hasnt really kicked into motion yet. I think someone is going to die, and i might not be right but i think it's going to be Dorian. I think he's going to mess up with Sybil and get killed by her brother.

Othello act 3

This act has been like a soap opera. I can see the opportunities for Othello to save himself are getting very very slim. One thing that stuck out to me was when Cassio went to talk to Desdemona and when he heard Othello coming he just covered his face an ran away. Which was very stupid because if he really wanted his job back he should have confronted Othello about it. But if Othello wasn't so gullible he would have asked Cassio his side of the story. Desdemona tried her hardest to get him to talk to Cassio but he didn't know what the people of Cyprus would've thought.


In my opinion everyone one in this play is stupid except for Iago. Even though i dislike him. He's very manipulative and two faced. For example he subconsciously put the idea that Cassio was cheating into Othello's head. He kinda beat around the bush at it, and then tried to make it seem like he wasn't sure and he doesn't want to hurt anyone. Othello tries to talk himself out of being jealous but he acts like he is and everyone can see that.

The whole mess about the handkerchief thing showed how stupid people can be. Othello is supposed to be a smart man right? Wouldn't he have noticed that the handkerchief was placed on his head? And if it was Desdemona's favorite pesstion wouldnt she have noticed it was gone and picked it up? I think when Othello found out that it was gone and asked her where it was and actually listened it could've been prevented.

I'm not even sure what to think of the next act. I really just wanna see who dies and who kills who and how? I think i have a few clues though as to who it might be. But the only thing i can think is that Iago is the only main character left, And that he gets to take Othello's place in the end. But you can never be too sure.

Mentor log 1

Well i called my mentor to ask him a few questions about murder. One of the questions i asked was what is a "plea of no contest"? He said that that was when someone doesnt plea at all...like when a person is asked to plead guilty or not guilty. We talked about my paper for about 20 mins and he asked when is this all due and i told him. We also talked about what my product is going to be. We have a few ideas but nothing seemed to stick so we are gonna keep talking about it and figure out what we are going to do.

othello act 2

Act two was like a reality tv show gone bad. Iago has come up with a plan to set Cassio up to make him lose his job and to also make it seem like there is a secret relationship between him and desdemona. So far Iago is my least favorite character because he's so jealous and two faced. I also think that Cassio was smart up to this act but i dont think he is anymore because Cassio thinks that Iago is being a good guy when he really isnt.

One part that stuck out to me was when Cassio was saying that he didnt wanna lose his good reputation with Othello. It made me realise that people are always trying to impress other people. I think this is yet another reason why this story is still read today because it is relatable. I felt bad for Cassio though when he lost his job...it was kinda sad.

I am really excited to see what happends in the third act now considering the fact that the 2nd act was action packed. I think that When Cassio and desdemona talk about him getting his job back alot of stuff is going to unfold. I think Othello is gonna get mad and try and fight Cassio, then something else is going to happen and then someone is going to die...possibly.

Othello Act 1 Summary, Synopsis, and what i think of it so far

This story is like a Maury show episode so far. I think it's why people today still read it and enjoy what it's about because drama is really popular in our culture. It also seems to me that many characters are racist in this novel. Basically whats happened so far was that Othello, a black man and general in the Venetian army, fell and love and secretly got married to a Italian woman named Desdemona. Word gets out, and there are several conflicts that arised with that.

Two guys named Iago and Roderigo are plotting against Othello because they are both jealous. Iago is jealous because he didn't get the promotion that he wanted. He felt like since he had been on the battlefield so many times that he was qualified for the job. The other guy Roderigo is jealous because Othello got with the woman that he was trying to marry, but he didn't get approval from Desdemona's Father Brabantio. Well they go and throw rocks at his window and wake him up in the middle of the night and tell him that this black guy has set a spell on your daughter and made him marry her, and that he's in there bumping and griding with her right now. Iago goes over to Othello's house and tells him that Brabantio is angry at him and tries to act like his buddy. Othello acts very cool headed about this because he is confident that nothing bad will happen to him.

Then the guy who Othello picked to be his second in command, Cassio, shows up with some news that the Duke needs him to show up to a meeting about the latest about the war with turkey. He notices that Iago is here and was like What is he doing here?.Right after he says this, Brabantio shows up with his mob and the police. He[Brobantio] asks Othello where is daughter and why would he bewitch her? Othello then asks why doesn't he go get Desdemona and ask her herself. Desdemona shows up and explains to her father that she is in love with him and that she is not bewitched, she tells a story of how Othello tells his stories to her. Iago is told by Othello to accompany his wife to the island of Cyprus and that he will meet them there. Roderigo says that if Desdemona doesn't love him then he will kill himself but Iago says that he has a plan and that he just needs to sell his land and meet them at the island.

I think this story is really good so far...i think that they are going to set Casio up to make it seem like he is trying to get with Desdemona. I cant wait to see what hap pends next.