DG Ch 12-13

Quote
"It was some foul parody, some infamous, ignoble satire. He had never done that. Still, it was his own picture" (Wilde 160).

Response
The picture of Dorian Gray has become unrecognizable even by it's very artist, Basil Hallward. Basil had no idea what he was getting into when he asked to see Dorian's soul, he opened a can of worms that he never imagined would exist. Basil's once beloved muse is now a demonic shell of his former self. Lord Henry's experiment turned out to be disasterous, as forshadowed initially by Basil.

Quote
"He rushed at him, and dug the knife into the great vein that is behind the ear, crushing the man's head down on the table, and stabbing again and again" (163).

Response
The picture should have just burst into flames right then and there, what is Dorian thinking? What did Basil do to Dorian that he deserved to be murered, could it have possibly been for Basil's genuine care for Dorian? Lord Henry is to be blamed for all of Dorian's vile doings. Lord Henry chose the worst possible person for his twisted experiment, he to have foreseen the consequences. Lord Henry may have seen the consequences and not cared. The possbilities are endless, but a man is dead on account of Lord Henry's experiment.