DG 16-18

Quote

"The hideous hunger for opium began to gnaw at him" (190).

Response

Maybe opium will destroy Dorian's body like no other thing has. Dorian counts on the picture to bear the brunt of his sins and keep his face beautiful, but will the picture bear the internal effects of opium is the question. I really hope that Dorian will be forced to suffer some sort of consequence. Also, the fact that Dorian needs to smoke opium proves his feelings of guilt for his actions. Dorian could have just continued living his life normally but he now needs drugs to relieve the pain. 

Quote
"'You wrecked the life of Sibyl Vane,' was the answer, 'and Sibyl Vane was my sister. She killed herself. I know it'" (Wilde 195).

Response
Once again Dorian is so close to receiving retribution for his actions, and once again his beauty gets him out of a tight situation. I find myself continually waiting for Dorian to be punished; he comes so close and his beauty helps him. Dorian is the devil disguised as a beautiful human and nobody is able to recognize it. This relates back to people's perceptions of beautiful people, beautiful people can do no wrong. Bad perceptions of beautiful people simply melt away when we come into contact with people. Beyonce can simply do no wrong, she is just too good looking much like Dorian can do no wrong as he is beautiful.